2 Samuel 21:6:102 Sam.21.6.W10TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-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
be-KHIR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
yin-tan-yu-TAN-la-NU shiv-A a-na-SHIM mi-ba-NAV ve-ho-ka-a-NUm la-ye-ho-VAH be-giv-AT sha-UL be-KHIR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
yin-tan-yu-TAN-la-NU shiv-A a-na-SHIM mi-ba-NAV ve-ho-ka-a-NUm la-ye-ho-VAH be-giv-AT sha-UL be-KHIR ye-ho-VAH va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh a-NI e-TEN
Exegesis
The construct bə-ḥîyr {בְּחִ֣יר | bə-ḥîyr} ‘the chosen’ with Yə-hō-wāh {יְהוָ֑ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘of the LORD’ underscores divine election.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, become”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:6
Let seven men from his sons be given to us, and we will hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul the chosen of the LORD; and the king said, "I will give them."
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 21:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.21.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.6.W10.S1) and character.