1 Samuel 16:12:101 Sam.16.12.W10TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vajˈjoː.mɛr/
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
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH KUM me-sha-KHE-HU ki-ZE HU
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH va-ye-vi-E-HU ve-HU ad-mo-NI im-ye-FE e-NA-yim ve-TOV RO-i va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH KUM me-sha-KHE-HU ki-ZE HU
Exegesis
The clause vayomer YHWH {וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה | way-yō-mer yə-hō-wāh} introduces divine speech.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–vav–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:12
So he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy , with beautiful eyes and handsome appearance. Then the LORD said, “Arise and anoint him; for this is he.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 16:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.16.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.12.W10.S1) and character.