Deuteronomy 17:14:4Deut.17.14.W4TAB
יְהוָ֤ה
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
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
a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ki-ta-VO el-ha-A-ret a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh vi-rish-TAH ve-ya-shav-TA BAH
- sentence
ki-ta-VO el-ha-A-ret a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh vi-rish-TAH ve-ya-shav-TA BAH ve-a-mar-TA a-si-MAH a-LAI ME-lekh ke-KHOL-ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAI
Exegesis
A relative clause introduced by ʼăšer {אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʼăšer} identifies the land as that which Yəhōwāh Eloheikha {יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ | Yəhōwāh ʼĕlōhê-ḵā} is giving.
Root and etymology
h-y-hhe-yod-he
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:14
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you take possession of it and live in it, and you say, “Let me appoint a king over me like all the nations around me.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 17:14, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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.17.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.14.W4.S1) and character.