2 Samuel 22:1:92 Sam.22.1.W9TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO
- clause
be-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV u-mi-KAF sha-UL
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH et-div-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT be-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV u-mi-KAF sha-UL
Exegesis
The subject david {דָּוִד֙ | dā·wîḏ} precedes layhwh {לַֽיהוָ֔ה | la·Yə·hō·wāh}, highlighting address to the divine.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:1
David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day the LORD brought him safe out of the grasp of all his enemies and from Saul’s grasp.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 22:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.22.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.1.W9.S1) and character.