Deuteronomy 13:3:17Deut.13.3.W17TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:4
אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה
etyehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EET-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔet.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- clause
KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
- sentence
LO tish-MA el-div-REI ha-na-VI ha-HU O el-kho-LEM ha-kha-LOM ha-HU KI me-na-SE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-DA-at ha-yish-KHEM o-ha-VIM et-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHE-khem
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause in which the Piel participle mēnās-sēh {מְנַסֶּה | mēnās-sēh} ‘testing’ predicates YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem}, framing divine evaluation.
The double et {אֶת | ʾet} before YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-khem intensifies the object of devotion, and the paired prepositional phrases bə-khol-le-vāv-khem {בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶם | bə-khol-le-vāv-khem} and u-ve-khol-naf-shê-khem {וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁכֶם | u-ve-khol-naf-shê-khem} echo covenantal language of total commitment. The English rendering mirrors this structure via the prohibitive main clause, coordinated objects, causal-purpose syntax, and parallel devotion phrases.
Root and etymology
ה-י-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 13:3
You must not give heed to the words of that prophet or to that dreamer of dreams, for the LORD your God is testing you, to learn whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 13:3:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Deuteronomy 13:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה (etyehovah) 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.13.3.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.3.W17.S1) and character.