1 Samuel 20:12:41 Sam.20.12.W4TAB
יְהוָ֞ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-NA-tan el-da-VID ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL ki-ekh-KOR et-a-VI ka-ET ma-KHAR ha-she-li-SHIT ve-hin-NE-TOB el-da-VID ve-LO-AZ esh-LAKH e-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti et-oz-NE-kha
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:12
And Jonathan said to David, “The LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded out my father about this time tomorrow or on the third day, behold, if he is good toward David, shall I not then send word to you and make it known to you?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 20:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֞ה (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.20.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.12.W4.S1) and character.