1 Samuel 18:12:61 Sam.18.12.W6TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
KI-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO u-me-IM sha-UL SAR
- sentence
va-yi-RA sha-UL mi-li-fe-NE da-VID KI-ha-YA ye-ho-VAH i-MO u-me-IM sha-UL SAR
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי־ | kî} ‘because’ marks the causal link, leading to the central clause hāyâ YHWH ʿimmô {הָיָה יְהוָה עִמּוֹ | hāyâ Yəhôwāh ʿimmô} ‘the LORD was with him’.
Root and etymology
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 18:12
And Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him, but He had departed from Saul.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 18:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 18:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.18.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.18.12.W6.S1) and character.