2 Samuel 22:50:32 Sam.22.50.W3TAB

יְהוָ֖ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
ye-ho-VAH
Extended
yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    o-de-KHA ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    al-KEHN o-de-KHA ye-ho-VAH ba-go-YIM

  4. sentence

    al-KEHN o-de-KHA ye-ho-VAH ba-go-YIM u-le-shim-KHA a-zam-MER

Exegesis

This is followed by the Hifil imperfect verb odekha {אוֹדְךָ֥ | ō-ḏə-ḵā} ‘I will praise You,’ directly addressing YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | yĕ-hō-wâ} ‘the LORD.’

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In context2 Samuel 22:50

Therefore I will praise You, LORD , among the nations, and to Your name I will sing psalms .

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 22:50:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 22:50, 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.22.50.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.50.W3.S1) and character.