2 Samuel 20:19:142 Sam.20.19.W14TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
na-kha-LAT ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-TA me-vak-KESH le-ha-MIT IR ve-EM be-yis-ra-EL LA-ma te-val-LA na-kha-LAT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-NO-khi she-lu-ME e-mu-NE yis-ra-EL a-TA me-vak-KESH le-ha-MIT IR ve-EM be-yis-ra-EL LA-ma te-val-LA na-kha-LAT ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The interrogative lamah tebal-la {לָ֥מָּה תְבַלַּ֖ע | lā-māh tə-bal-lā} introduces a rhetorical challenge, and the construct nachalat YHWH {נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה | na-ḥa-lat yə-hō-wāh} ‘inheritance of the LORD’ underscores divine-covenantal possession.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:19
I am one of the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You are seeking to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD ?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Samuel 20:19, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.20.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.19.W14.S1) and character.