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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
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

    KHE-sed Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-LO-ta-A-se im-ma-DI KHE-sed Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO a-MUT

  4. 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 context1 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.