Deuteronomy 16:15:8Deut.16.15.W8TAB

יְהוָ֑ה

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

Result
יְ + ה + וָ֑ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    shiv-AT ya-MIM ta-KHOG la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    shiv-AT ya-MIM ta-KHOG la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH KI ye-va-re-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL te-vu-AT-kha u-ve-KHOL ma-a-SEH ya-DE-kha ve-ha-yi-TA AKH sa-ME-akh

Exegesis

The relative clause bamakom asher-yivchar YHWH {בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר יְהוָה | bə·mā·qōm ʼă·šer-yiv·ḥar YHWH} specifies an undetermined sacred location.

Root and etymology

ה־ו־ה

to be, exist

In contextDeuteronomy 16:15

For seven days you shall celebrate the festival to the LORD your God in the place that the LORD will choose, for the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands; and you shall be only joyful.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 16:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 16:15, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.16.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.15.W8.S1) and character.