1 Samuel 16:8:101 Sam.16.8.W10TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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 gam-ba-ZE lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-RA yi-SHAI el-a-vi-na-DAV va-ya-a-vi-RE-hu lif-NEI she-mu-EL va-yo-MER gam-ba-ZE lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Positioning YHWH {יְהוָֽה | YHWH} at the end of the clause foregrounds divine sovereignty as the climactic agent of selection. The English rendering preserves these connectors and emphases to maintain the LORD’s ultimate authority.
Root and etymology
H-Y-Hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:8
And Jesse called to Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “The LORD has not chosen this one either .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 16:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.16.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.8.W10.S1) and character.