1 Samuel 20:15:81 Sam.20.15.W8TAB
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
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
be-hak-HRIT ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-LO be-hak-HRIT ye-ho-VAH et-o-ye-VE da-VID ISH me-AL pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
- sentence
ve-LO-ta-KHRIT et-khas-DE-kha me-IM be-TI ad-o-LAM ve-LO be-hak-HRIT ye-ho-VAH et-o-ye-VE da-VID ISH me-AL pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The second clause, introduced by u-bir-ot {וּבִרְאֹת | û-ḇir-ʾôt} ‘and when’, features YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hô-wāh} as subject and the object m'khot oyvei David kol-e-chad mipnei ha-aretz ‘the cutting off of every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth’. This parallel structure contrasts human covenant fidelity with divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:15
Do not cut off your kindness from my house forever—no, not even when the LORD cuts off the enemies of David, every one of them, from the face of the earth.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 20:15, 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.20.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.15.W8.S1) and character.