1 Samuel 20:13:161 Sam.20.13.W16TAB

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

Result
יְ + ה + וָה֙
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

    le-sha-LOM vi-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    le-sha-LOM vi-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ME-kha ka-a-SHER ha-YA im-A-VI

  4. sentence

    ke-KHO-ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH le-ye-ho-na-TAN ve-KHO yo-SIF KI-ye-TIV el-A-VI ET-ha-RA-a a-LE-kha ve-ga-LI-ti ET-az-NE-kha ve-shil-LAKH-ti-kha ve-ha-LAKH-ta le-sha-LOM vi-ye-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ME-kha ka-a-SHER ha-YA im-A-VI

Exegesis

The closing clause ve-YHWH immakh ka-asher hayah im-avi {וְיְהוָה עִמָּךְ כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־אָבִי | vĕ-yə-hō-wāh ʿim-makh ka-ʾa-šer hā-yā·h ʿim-ʾā-vî} “and may the LORD be with you just as He was with my father” mirrors the structure, underscoring divine faithfulness.

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be

In context1 Samuel 20:13

May the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also, if it pleases my father to kill you and I do not disclose it to you and send you away in peace ; and may the LORD be with you just as He was with my father.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:13:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Samuel 20:13, 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.20.13.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.13.W16.S1) and character.