Deuteronomy 18:21:9Deut.18.21.W9TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
- clause
ei-KHA ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER lo-di-ber-VO Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-KHI to-MAR bil-va-VE-kha ei-KHA ne-DA et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER lo-di-ber-VO Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The sequence closes with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the subject, emphasizing the LORD’s authority. The fronted object marker et and the emphatic placement of the divine name at the end reinforce the focus on discerning true prophecy.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:21
And when you say in your heart, “How will we know the word which the LORD has not spoken?”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 18:21, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.18.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.21.W9.S1) and character.