Deuteronomy 19:8:2Deut.19.8.W2TAB
יְהוָ֤ה
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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ve-IM-yar-KHIV Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha et-ge-VUL-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha
- sentence
ve-IM-yar-KHIV Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha et-ge-VUL-kha ka-a-SHER nish-BA la-a-vo-TE-kha ve-na-TAN le-KHA et-KOL-ha-A-retz a-SHER di-BER la-TET la-a-vo-TE-kha
Exegesis
This is followed by the covenant designation YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kha}, identifying the divine agent in a personal relationship.
In context — Deuteronomy 19:8
And if the LORD your God enlarges your border as He swore to your ancestors, and gives you all the land that He spoke to give to your ancestors.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 19:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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.19.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.8.W2.S1) and character.