Deuteronomy 18:12:8Deut.18.12.W8TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
u-vi-GLAL ha-to-e-VOHT ha-E-leh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mo-RISH o-TAM mi-pa-NE-kha
- sentence
ki-to-a-VAHT Ye-ho-VAH kol-o-SEH E-leh u-vi-GLAL ha-to-e-VOHT ha-E-leh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mo-RISH o-TAM mi-pa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain toʿeḇaṯ YHWH {תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה | tô-ʿă-ḇāṯ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘abomination of the LORD’ assigns moral abhorrence to the divine.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:12
Because all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD your God , and because of these abominations , the LORD your God will drive them out from before you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 18:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.18.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.12.W8.S1) and character.