1 Samuel 20:23:71 Sam.20.23.W7TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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
- clause
hin-NE ye-ho-VAH be-NI u-VE-ne-TA ad-O-lam
- sentence
ve-had-DAVAR a-SHER dib-BAR-nu a-NI va-a-TA hin-NE ye-ho-VAH be-NI u-VE-ne-TA ad-O-lam
Exegesis
The noun zachron {זָכְרוֹן | zā·ḵə·rōn} ‘witness’ coupled with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə·hō·wāh} forms the central covenantal assertion.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:23
And concerning the matter that you have spoken with me, let the LORD be a witness between you and me forever.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 20:23, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.20.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.23.W7.S1) and character.