1 Samuel 20:14:71 Sam.20.14.W7TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
- phraseyour reading level
KHE-sed Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-LO-ta-A-se im-ma-DI KHE-sed Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO a-MUT
- sentence
ve-LO im-O-den-NI KHAI ve-LO-ta-A-se im-ma-DI KHE-sed Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO a-MUT
Exegesis
The construct ḥe-sed–Yə-hō-wāh {חֶסֶד־יְהוָ֑ה | ḥe-sěd Yə-hō-wāh} “loyal love of the LORD” serves as the object, linked by ašer {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | a-šer} to ʾaḥavtānî {אַהַבְתָּ֔נִי | ʾa-ḥav-tā-nî} “you have loved me,” providing the basis for the plea.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:14
If I am still alive, will you not show me the loyal love of the LORD , that I may not die?
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 20:14, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.20.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.14.W7.S1) and character.