2 Samuel 16:12:32 Sam.16.12.W3TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
yir-EH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-LAI yir-EH ye-ho-VAH be-o-NI be-e-NI
- sentence
u-LAI yir-EH ye-ho-VAH be-o-NI be-e-NI ve-he-SHIV ye-ho-VAH LI to-VA TA-khat kil-la-TO ha-YOM ha-ZEH
Exegesis
The coordinated imperfect clauses yir’eh YHWH {יִרְאֶ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה | yir-ʾeh Yə-hō-wāh} and ve-heshiv YHWH {וְהֵשִׁ֨יב יְהוָ֥ה | wə-hê-šîḇ Yə-hō-wāh} establish a contrast between divine perception and restoration.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:12
Perhaps the LORD will see my affliction and restore good to me instead of his curse today.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 16:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.16.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.12.W3.S1) and character.