1 Samuel 20:16:61 Sam.20.16.W6TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
u-vik-KESH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-vik-KESH ye-ho-VAH mi-YAD o-VE da-VID
- sentence
va-yik-ROT ye-ho-NA-tan im-BET da-VID u-vik-KESH ye-ho-VAH mi-YAD o-VE da-VID
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:16
And Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD require it from the hand of David’s enemies.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 20:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.20.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.16.W6.S1) and character.