2 Samuel 22:47:12 Sam.22.47.W1TAB
חַי־יְהוָ֖ה
khaiyehovah
“lives is the LORD or the LORD lives”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- KHAI-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈħaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lives is the LORD or the LORD lives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH u-va-RUKH tsu-RI
- sentence
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH u-va-RUKH tsu-RI ve-ya-RUM e-lo-HEI TSUR yish-e-I
Exegesis
The verse opens with the predicate adjective chay {חַי | ḥay} “lives”, forming an exclamatory verbless clause with YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yəhōwāh} as subject.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–yod–heh
“to live”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:47
The LORD lives; blessed is my Rock ; and exalted is the God who is the rock of my salvation.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:47:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 22:47, so the Hebrew word חַי־יְהוָ֖ה (khaiyehovah) 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.22.47.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.47.W1.S1) and character.