2 Samuel 16:18:82 Sam.16.18.W8TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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
KI a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM LO KI a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-SHAI el-av-sha-LOM LO KI a-SHER ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-khol-ISH yis-ra-EL lo LO e-HE-ye ve-i-TO e-SHEV
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:18
And Hushai said to Absalom, “Not so; but I will be for the one whom the LORD , this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, and I will remain with him .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 16:18, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.16.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.18.W8.S1) and character.