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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֞ה
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. 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

  3. 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 context1 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.