1 Samuel 21:6:121 Sam.21.6.W12TABWLC 1 Samuel 21:7
יְהוָ֑ה
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
- clause
va-yit-TEN-LO ha-ko-HEN KO-desh KI LO-ha-YA SHAM LE-khem KI-im-LE-khem ha-pa-NIM ha-mu-sa-RIM mi-lif-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-TEN-LO ha-ko-HEN KO-desh KI LO-ha-YA SHAM LE-khem KI-im-LE-khem ha-pa-NIM ha-mu-sa-RIM mi-lif-NE ye-ho-VAH la-SUM LE-khem KHOM be-YOM hil-lak-KHO
In context — 1 Samuel 21:6
And the priest gave him the holy bread , for there was no bread for them in that place except the bread of the presence , which was removed to put hot bread in its place on the day it was taken away.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 21:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 21:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.21.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.21.6.W12.S1) and character.