1 Samuel 15:2:31 Sam.15.2.W3TAB

יְהוָ֣ה

yehovah

LORD of

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD of

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֣ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT

  3. clause

    KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT pa-KAD-ti ET a-SHER-a-SA a-ma-LEK le-yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT pa-KAD-ti ET a-SHER-a-SA a-ma-LEK le-yis-ra-EL a-SHER-SAM LO ba-DE-rekh ba-a-lo-TO mim-mits-ra-YIM

Exegesis

The compound title YHWH Tsevaot {יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת | Yəhōwāh ṣəḇāʼōṯ} conveys covenant identity and martial authority.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In context1 Samuel 15:2

Thus says the LORD of hosts : “I have appointed judgment for what Amalek did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way as he came up from Egypt.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 15:2, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (yehovah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.15.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.2.W3.S1) and character.