Deuteronomy 23:14:1Deut.23.14.W1TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:15
כִּי־יְהוָ֣ה
kiyehovah
“because the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ki-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- kee-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /kiː.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- because the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ki-Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ki-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mit-ha-LEKH be-KE-rev ma-kha-ne-KHA le-hat-TsIL-kha
- sentence
ki-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mit-ha-LEKH be-KE-rev ma-kha-ne-KHA le-hat-TsIL-kha ve-la-TET oy-ve-KHA le-fa-NE-kha ve-ha-YA ma-kha-ne-KHA ka-DOSH ve-LO-YIR-eh be-KHA er-VAT da-VAR ve-SHAV me-a-ha-re-KHA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’, introducing divine rationale.
The compound subject YHWH Eloheicha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵā} ‘the LORD your God’ emphasizes covenantal presence.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–waw–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:14
For the LORD your God moves about in the midst of your camp to deliver you and to give your enemies before you. Therefore, your camp must be holy , so that He will not see among you any nakedness of a thing and turn away from after you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Deuteronomy 23:14, so the Hebrew word כִּי־יְהוָ֣ה (kiyehovah) 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.23.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.14.W1.S1) and character.