1 Samuel 16:14:21 Sam.16.14.W2TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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
ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH sa-RA me-IM sha-UL
- sentence
ve-RU-akh ye-ho-VAH sa-RA me-IM sha-UL u-vi-a-TA-tu RU-akh-ra-A me-ET ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:14
And the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 16:14, 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.16.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.14.W2.S1) and character.