1 Samuel 24:21:41 Sam.24.21.W4TABWLC 1 Samuel 24:22
בַּיהוָ֔ה
bayehovah
“by the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ba-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- bah-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /baj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by 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
- sentence
ve-a-TA hi-sha-VE-a LI ba-ye-ho-VAH im-ta-kh-RIT et-zar-I a-kha-RAI ve-im-ta-shi-MID et-she-MI mi-BET A-VI
Exegesis
The oath-formula baYHWH {בַּיְּהוָ֑ה | ba-Yəhōwāh} ‘by the LORD’ invokes divine authority as witness.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 24:21
And now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name from the house of my father.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 24:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 24:21, so the Hebrew word בַּיהוָ֔ה (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.24.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.24.21.W4.S1) and character.