Deuteronomy 14:26:17Deut.14.26.W17TAB
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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ve-a-khal-TA SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-sa-makh-TA a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
- sentence
ve-na-ta-TA ha-KE-sef be-KOL a-SHER-te-a-VEH naf-she-KHA ba-ba-KAR u-va-TSO-n u-va-YA-yin u-va-SHE-khar u-ve-KOL a-SHER tish-OL-kha naf-SHE-kha ve-a-khal-TA SHAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ve-sa-makh-TA a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lifnei YHWH Eloheikha {לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | li-p̄-nê YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê-kha} sets the sacred setting “before the LORD your God.”
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh-yod-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:26
And you shall give the silver for whatever your soul desires —in cattle, in sheep, in wine, and in strong drink, and for whatever your soul asks . And you shall eat there before the LORD your God , and you shall rejoice—you and your household .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:26:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Deuteronomy 14:26, 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.14.26.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.26.W17.S1) and character.