1 Samuel 19:9:31 Sam.19.9.W3TAB

יְהוָ֤ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֤ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A

  3. clause

    va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO

  4. sentence

    va-te-HI RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH ra-A el-sha-UL ve-HU be-VE-to yo-SHEV va-kha-NI-to be-ya-DO ve-da-VID me-na-GEN be-YAD

Exegesis

The compound noun phrase ruach {רוּחַ | rū-aḥ} YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ra’ah {רָעָה֙ | rā-‘āh} forms a genitive construction “evil spirit from the LORD.”

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be; to exist

In context1 Samuel 19:9

Now an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul while he was seated in his house holding his spear, and David was playing the lyre.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 19:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 19:9, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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.19.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.19.9.W3.S1) and character.