1 Samuel 22:10:21 Sam.22.10.W2TAB
בַּֽיהוָ֔ה
bayehovah
“of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ba-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- bah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /baj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ba-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yish-AL-LO ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-TSEI-da na-TAN LO
- sentence
va-yish-AL-LO ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-TSEI-da na-TAN LO ve-ET KHE-rev gal-YAT ha-pe-lish-TI na-TAN LO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase b’YHWH {בַּֽיהוָה | bə-yə(h)ōwâh} ‘in the LORD’ indicates divine consultation.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:10
And he inquired of the LORD on his behalf, gave him provisions , and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 22:10, so the Hebrew word בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (bayehovah) 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.22.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.10.W2.S1) and character.