1 Samuel 23:2:31 Sam.23.2.W3TAB
בַּיהוָ֙ה֙
bayehovah
“in the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ba-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- bah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /bajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in 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 da-VID ba-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-e-LEKH ve-hik-KEI-ti ba-pe-lish-TIM ha-E-le
- sentence
va-yish-AL da-VID ba-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-e-LEKH ve-hik-KEI-ti ba-pe-lish-TIM ha-E-le va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID LEKH ve-hi-KHI-ta va-pe-lish-TIM ve-ho-SHA-ta et-ke-i-LA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase b’yhwh {בַּיהוָ֔ה | bə-yəhōwā́h} ‘in the LORD’ marks the divine as the addressee.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:2
David inquired of the LORD , saying, “Is it right for me to go and strike the Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go; strike the Philistines, and you will save Keilah.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Samuel 23:2, so the Hebrew word בַּיהוָ֙ה֙ (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.23.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.2.W3.S1) and character.