1 Samuel 16:10:111 Sam.16.10.W11TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ba-EL-le
- sentence
va-ya-a-VER yi-SHAI shiv-AT ba-NAV lif-NE she-mu-EL va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ba-EL-le
Exegesis
The narrative prefix wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} introduces Samuel’s speech, and the verb bāḥar {בָחַר | bāḥar} conveys the decisive divine decision by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yhwh}.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–vav–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:10
And Jesse caused seven of his sons to pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 16:10, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.16.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.10.W11.S1) and character.