Deuteronomy 17:1:15Deut.17.1.W15TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
yehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the 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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha HU
- sentence
lo-TIZ-bakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha HU
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} marks the causal clause that follows: to’evat YHWH Eloheikha hu {תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ הוּא | tō-ʿă-vat Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā hū} ‘an abomination to the LORD your God it is.’ The resumptive pronoun hu emphasizes the divine verdict on blemished offerings. The English translation preserves the Hebrew sequence of prohibition, specification, and rationale.
Root and etymology
h-y-hhe-yod-he
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:1
You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God an ox or a sheep that has any defect , for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Deuteronomy 17:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.17.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.1.W15.S1) and character.