Deuteronomy 23:2:4Deut.23.2.W4TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:3
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
lo-ya-VO mam-ZER bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
lo-ya-VO mam-ZER bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH GAM DOR a-si-RI lo-ya-VO LO bik-KHAL Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bikkēhal YHWH {בִּקְהַל יְהוָה | bik-qə-hal Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in assembly of the LORD’ defines the spatial and communal scope.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–waw–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:2
No mamzer shall enter the assembly of the LORD ; even to the tenth generation none of his descendants shall enter the assembly of the LORD.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 23:2, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.23.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.2.W4.S1) and character.