Deuteronomy 15:20:2Deut.15.20.W2TAB
יְהוָ֨ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu
- clause
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha to-a-kha-LE-nu sha-NA be-sha-NA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH a-TA u-vei-TE-kha
Exegesis
In the relative clause ba-makom asher yivchar YHWH {בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה | ba-mā-qōm ə-šer-yiv-ḥar Yəhōwāh}, the location phrase specifies the divinely designated worship site, reflecting Deuteronomic centralization.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:20
In the presence of the LORD your God , you shall eat it year by year in the place that the LORD will choose, you and your household.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 15:20, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֨ה (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.15.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.20.W2.S1) and character.