2 Samuel 22:21:22 Sam.22.21.W2TAB
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
yig-me-LE-ni ye-ho-VAH
- clause
yig-me-LE-ni ye-ho-VAH ke-tsid-ka-TI
- sentence
yig-me-LE-ni ye-ho-VAH ke-tsid-ka-TI ke-VOR ya-DAI ya-SHIV LI
Exegesis
The verse features a parallel cause-and-effect structure introduced by the verb yigmeleni {יִגְמְלֵ֥נִי | yiġməlê-nî} ‘he repays me’, with YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the implicit subject.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:21
The LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness ; according to the cleanness of my hands, He has rewarded me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 22:21, 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.22.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.21.W2.S1) and character.