2 Samuel 16:10:122 Sam.16.10.W12TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh ma-LI ve-la-KHEM be-NE tse-ru-YA KI KO ye-ka-LEL ve-KHI KI ye-ho-VAH a-MAR LO ka-LEL et-da-VID u-MI yo-MAR ma-DU-a a-si-TA KEN
Exegesis
The sequence vekhi ki {וְכִ֤י כִּי | wə-ḵî kî} ‘and indeed, for’ adds a second causal layer marked by the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yə-hō-Wāh}.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:10
But the king said, “What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Let him curse , because the LORD has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who then can say, ‘Why have you done this?’”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 16:10, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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 2 Sam.16.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.10.W12.S1) and character.