Deuteronomy 13:18:4Deut.13.18.W4TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:19
יְהוָ֣ה
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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
ki tish-MA be-KOL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha lish-MOR et-KOL-mits-vo-TAV a-SHER a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA ha-YOM la-a-SOT ha-ya-SHAR be-ei-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
Finally, the idiom be’einei YHWH Eloheikha {בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | bə-ʿêynê YHWH ʼĕ-lō-hê-kā} conveys divine evaluation and accountability.
Root and etymology
ה-י-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:18
This will be so when you listen to the voice of the LORD your God , keeping all His commandments that I command you today, and doing what is upright in the eyes of the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 13:18, 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.13.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.18.W4.S1) and character.