Deuteronomy 18:5:9Deut.18.5.W9TAB
בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָ֛ה
beshemyehovah
“in the name of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- beh-SHEYM-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /bəˈʃeːm.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the name of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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
be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
- sentence
KI BO ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-KOL-she-va-TE-kha la-a-MOD le-sha-RET be-SHEM-Ye-ho-VAH HU u-va-NAV kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The locative beshem YHWH {בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָה | bə-šêm Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in the name of the LORD’ grounds both functions in covenantal authority.
Root and etymology
Rootš-m
“name, reputation”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:5
For the LORD your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand and to minister in the name of the LORD, he and his sons all the days.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:5:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 18:5, so the Hebrew word בְּשֵׁם־יְהוָ֛ה (beshemyehovah) 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.18.5.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.5.W9.S1) and character.