יְהוָ֖ה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יְהוָ֖ה

   ye-ho-VAH

   the LORD
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וִיהִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה

   vi-yi-HI ye-ho-VAH

   and may he be the LORD
3. clause🔊 חִזְק֣וּ וַעֲשׂ֔וּ וִיהִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִם־הַטּֽוֹב׃

   khiz-KU va-a-SU vi-yi-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ha-TOV

   be strong, and do, and may he be the LORD with the good or the upright
4. sentence🔊 וְהִנֵּ֡ה אֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ כֹהֵן֩ הָרֹ֨אשׁ עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם לְכֹ֣ל דְּבַר־יְהוָ֗ה וּזְבַדְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יִשְׁמָעֵא֜ל הַנָּגִ֤יד לְבֵית־יְהוּדָה֙ לְכֹ֣ל דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם חִזְק֣וּ וַעֲשׂ֔וּ וִיהִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִם־הַטּֽוֹב׃

   ve-hin-NE a-mar-ya-HU ko-HEN ha-ROSH a-LEI-khem le-KHOL de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH u-ze-vad-ya-HU ven-yish-ma-EL ha-na-GID le-VEIT-ye-hu-DA le-KHOL de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh ve-sho-TRIM hal-vi-YIM lif-ne-KHEM khiz-KU va-a-SU vi-yi-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ha-TOV

   and look, Amariahu priest the chief over you for all matter of the LORD and Zebadyahu son of Ishmael the leader for the house of Judah for all matter of the king and officers the Levites before you be strong, and do, and may he be the LORD with the good or the upright

Exegesis

The jussive vi-hyî YHWH ʿim-hattōḇ {וִיהִי יְהוָה עִם־הַטּוֹב | wî-hi-yî yə-hô-wāh ʿim-hat-tōḇ} ‘and may the LORD be with the good’ concludes with a covenantal blessing linking divine presence to moral integrity. English renderings preserve the Hebrew structure and emphasis on authority and encouragement.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 ה־י־הHeh–Yod–Heh

“to be, to exist”