Deuteronomy 18:14:16Deut.18.14.W16TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ləˈxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
KI ha-go-YIM ha-E-le a-SHER a-TA yo-RESH o-TAM el-me-o-ne-NIM ve-el-kos-MIM yish-MA-U ve-a-TA LO KEN na-TAN le-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The prohibition formula lo ken {לֹא כֵן | lōʾ kên} ‘not thus’ precedes the perfect natan lekha {נָתַן לְךָ | nā-ṭân lə-ḵā} ‘he gave to you’, where the perfect conveys a completed divine grant, and the compound subject YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhô-wā(h) ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵā} signifies exclusive divine authority in establishing Israel’s identity.
Root and etymology
“to be, to exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:14
For these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to soothsayers and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:14:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Deuteronomy 18:14, 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.18.14.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.14.W16.S1) and character.