1 Samuel 22:17:281 Sam.22.17.W28TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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-kho-ha-NEI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-lo-A-VU av-DEI ha-ME-lekh lish-lo-AKH et-ya-DAM lif-GO-a be-kho-ha-NEI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh la-ra-TSIM ha-ni-tsa-VIM a-LAV SO-bu ve-ha-MI-tu ko-ha-NEI ye-ho-VAH KI gam-ya-DAM im-da-VID ve-KI ya-de-U ki-bo-RE-akh HU ve-LO ga-LU et-oz-NO oz-NI ve-lo-A-VU av-DEI ha-ME-lekh lish-lo-AKH et-ya-DAM lif-GO-a be-kho-ha-NEI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct kōhănê Yəhōwāh {כֹּהֲנֵ֣י יְהוָה | kōhănê Yəhōwāh} ‘priests of the LORD’ links religious office to divine authority.
Finally, the infinitive chain lišlōaḥ ʾet-yādām lipgōaʿ bə-kōhănê Yəhōwāh {לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ אֶת־יָדָ֔ם לִפְגֹ֖עַ בְּכֹהֲנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | lišlōaḥ ʾet-yādām lipgōaʿ bə-kōhănê Yəhōwāh} ‘to send forth their hand to strike against the priests of the LORD’ frames the intended violence. The sequence of vav-consecutives and vav-negations structures the shift from command to explanation to refusal, heightening the narrative tension.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:17
And the king said to the runners standing before him, “Turn and put to death the priests of the LORD , for their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he was fleeing and did not report it to my ear .” But the servants of the king were not willing to send forth their hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:17:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of 1 Samuel 22:17, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.22.17.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.17.W28.S1) and character.