Deuteronomy 20:13:2Deut.20.13.W2TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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
u-ne-ta-NAH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-DE-kha
- sentence
u-ne-ta-NAH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-ya-DE-kha ve-hi-KI-ta et-KOL-ze-khu-RAH le-FI-KHA-rev
Exegesis
The compound designation YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-khā} functions as the agent of military deliverance.
Root and etymology
ה־י־הheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:13
When the LORD your God gives it into your hand, you shall strike every male in it by the edge of the sword .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 20:13, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.20.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.13.W2.S1) and character.