Deuteronomy 15:9:21Deut.15.9.W21TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔel.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ka-RA a-lei-KHA el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA be-KHA KHET
- sentence
hi-sha-MER le-KHA pen-yi-he-YEH da-VAR im-le-vav-KHA be-li-YA-al le-MOR kar-VAH she-NAT-ha-SHE-va she-NAT hash-mi-TAH ve-ra-AH ei-ne-KHA be-a-khi-KHA ha-ev-YON ve-LO ti-TEN LO ve-ka-RA a-lei-KHA el-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA be-KHA KHET
Exegesis
The judicial outcome is framed by ve-karah aleikha el YHWH {וְקָרָא עָלֶיךָ אֶל־יְהוָה | wə-qārāʾ ʿā·leḵā ʾel Yə-hō-wāh} ‘and he will call out against you to the LORD,’ and ve-hayah be-kha chet {וְהָיָה בְךָ חֵטְא | wə-hā·yāh bə·ḵā ḥêṯ·ʾā} ‘and it will become sin in you.’ The Hebrew employs construct chains for temporal phrases and idiomatic verbs to underline the link between inward attitude and social-theological consequence.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware for yourself, lest there be a worthless matter in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release draws near,” and your eye is evil toward your needy brother, and you do not give him anything, and he calls out against you to the LORD , and it becomes sin in you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:9:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Deuteronomy 15:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה (elyehovah) 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.15.9.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.9.W21.S1) and character.