Deuteronomy 18:22:14Deut.18.22.W14TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-SHER ye-da-BER ha-na-VI be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YIH-yeh ha-da-VAR ve-LO ya-VO HU ha-da-VAR a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
a-SHER ye-da-BER ha-na-VI be-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YIH-yeh ha-da-VAR ve-LO ya-VO HU ha-da-VAR a-SHER LO-di-VE-ro Ye-ho-VAH be-za-DON di-VE-ro ha-na-VI LO ta-GUR mi-ME-nu
Exegesis
The phrase beshem YHWH {בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֗ה | bə-šēm Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in the name of the LORD’ asserts divine authorization.
The clause asher lo dibbero YHWH {אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־דִבְּר֖וֹ יְהוָ֑ה | ʾă-šer lō ḏib-bə-rô Yə-hō-wāh} underscores divine speech-act authenticity.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:22
When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the matter does not come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously ; you shall not fear him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Deuteronomy 18:22, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.18.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.22.W14.S1) and character.