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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֤ה
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 Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextDeuteronomy 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.