2 Samuel 22:4:32 Sam.22.4.W3TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
e-ke-RA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
me-hu-LAL e-ke-RA Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
me-hu-LAL e-ke-RA Ye-ho-VAH u-me-o-ye-VAI i-va-SHE-a
Exegesis
This is followed by the Qal imperfect ekra {אֶקְרָא | ʾêqrāʾ} ‘I call,’ indicating the speaker’s invocation of YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhôwāh} ‘LORD.’
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:4
I call on the LORD —the One worthy of praise —and I am saved from my enemies.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 22:4, 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.22.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.4.W3.S1) and character.