1 Samuel 23:4:71 Sam.23.4.W7TAB
יְהוָ֜ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vaj.ja.ʕăˈneː.huː/
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
va-ya-a-NE-hu ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-YO-sef OD da-VID lish-e-OL ba-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-NE-hu ye-ho-VAH va-YO-mer KUM RED ke-i-LA KI-a-NI no-TEN ET-pe-lish-TIM be-ya-DE-kha
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 23:4
So David once more inquired of the LORD , and the LORD answered, “Arise; go down to Keilah, for I will place the Philistines into your hand.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 23:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 23:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֜ה (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.23.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.23.4.W7.S1) and character.