Deuteronomy 17:16:10Deut.17.16.W10TAB
וַֽיהוָה֙
vayehovah
“and the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
va-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-Ye-ho-VAH a-MAR la-KHEM LO to-si-FUN la-SHUV ba-DE-rekh ha-ZEH OD
- sentence
RAK lo-yar-BEH-LO su-SIM ve-LO-ya-SHIV ET-ha-AM mits-RAI-ma le-MA-an har-BOT SUS va-Ye-ho-VAH a-MAR la-KHEM LO to-si-FUN la-SHUV ba-DE-rekh ha-ZEH OD
Exegesis
The divine citation wayhōwâh ʾāmar {וַֽיהוָה אָמַר | wayhōwâh ʾāmar} anchors the prohibition in divine authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-hhe-yod-he
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 17:16
Only he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, “You shall not return on this way again.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 17:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 17:16, so the Hebrew word וַֽיהוָה֙ (vayehovah) 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.17.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.16.W10.S1) and character.