1 Samuel 17:47:71 Sam.17.47.W7TAB
יְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַ
yehoshia
“he saves”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-SHI-a
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-SHEE-ah
- IPA
- /jəhoːˈʃiːaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he saves
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-SHI-a
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-SHI-a ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ye-DE-u kol-ha-ka-HAL ha-ZEH ki-LO be-KHE-rev u-va-kha-NIT ye-ho-SHI-a ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ye-DE-u kol-ha-ka-HAL ha-ZEH ki-LO be-KHE-rev u-va-kha-NIT ye-ho-SHI-a ye-ho-VAH KI la-ye-ho-VAH ha-mil-kha-MA ve-na-TAN et-KHEM be-ya-DE-nu
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yehoshia {יְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַ | yə-hō-šî-ʿaʿ} ‘he will save’ denotes causative divine action.
Root and etymology
y-š-ʿyod–shin–ayin
“to save, deliver”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:47
And all this company will know that the LORD does not save by sword or by spear; for the battle belongs to the LORD and He will hand you over into our hand.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:47:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 17:47, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַ (yehoshia) 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.17.47.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.47.W7.S1) and character.