1 Samuel 16:18:211 Sam.16.18.W21TAB
וַיהוָ֖ה
vayehovah
“and the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
va-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH i-MO
- sentence
va-ya-AN e-KHAD me-ha-ne-a-RIM va-yo-MER hi-NE ra-i-TI BEN le-yi-SHAI BET hal-lakh-MI yo-DE-a na-GEN ve-gib-BOR kha-YIL ve-ISH mil-kha-MA u-ne-VON da-VAR ve-ISH TO-AR va-ye-ho-VAH i-MO
Exegesis
The clause wayhōwāh ’immô {וַיְהוָה עִמּוֹ | wayhōwāh ’immô} ‘and the LORD is with him’ provides a climactic affirmation of divine presence.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–vav–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:18
And one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor , a man of war, prudent in speech, a comely person, and the LORD is with him.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:18:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 1 Samuel 16:18, so the Hebrew word וַיהוָ֖ה (vayehovah) 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.16.18.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.18.W21.S1) and character.