Deuteronomy 13:12:5Deut.13.12.W5TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:13
יְהוָ֣ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ki-tish-MA be-a-KHAT a-re-KHA a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN LAKH la-SHE-vet SHAM le-MOR
Exegesis
The relative clause asher YHWH eloheikha noten lekha {אֲשֶׁר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ} uses the active participle noten {נוֹתֵן | nō-tēn} to convey ongoing divine bestowal.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:12
If you hear it said in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you to dwell there,
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 13:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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 Deut.13.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.12.W5.S1) and character.