Deuteronomy 18:17:2Deut.18.17.W2TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
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
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI hei-ti-VOO a-SHER di-be-ROO
Exegesis
The verb places the subject YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ before the indirect object elai {אֵלָ֑י | ʾê-lāy} ‘to me’, emphasizing Moses’s reception.
Root and etymology
RootHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:17
And the LORD said to me, “They have done well regarding what they have spoken.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 18:17, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.18.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.17.W2.S1) and character.