Deuteronomy 23:18:12Deut.23.18.W12TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:19
יְהוָה
yehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the 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
- sentence
lo-ta-VI et-NAN zo-NA u-me-KHIR ke-LEV beit Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha le-KHOL-NE-der KI to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha GAM-she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The prepositional-genitive phrase beit YHWH Eloheikha {בֵּית יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | bêt Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhêḵā} marks the sanctuary as the destination, and le-khol neder {לְכָל נֶדֶר | lə-khol nēḏer} limits it to votive offerings.
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause toavat YHWH Eloheikha gam shnehem {תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ גַּם־שְׁנֵיהֶם | tôʿăḇâṯ Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhêḵā gam šənêhem}, “because both are an abomination to the LORD your God,” where the construct noun toavat with the divine name states the reason and gam emphasizes their equal status.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–waw–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:18
You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute or the price of a dog into the house of the LORD your God for any vow , because both are an abomination to the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Deuteronomy 23:18, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה (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.23.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.18.W12.S1) and character.