1 Samuel 15:28:51 Sam.15.28.W5TAB
יְהוָ֜ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ka-RA ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer e-LAV she-mu-EL ka-RA ye-ho-VAH et-mam-le-KHUT yis-ra-EL me-le-KHA ha-YOM
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LAV she-mu-EL ka-RA ye-ho-VAH et-mam-le-KHUT yis-ra-EL me-le-KHA ha-YOM u-ne-ta-NA le-re-A-KHA ha-TOV mim-me-KHA
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:28
And Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 15:28, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֜ה (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.15.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.28.W5.S1) and character.