Deuteronomy 23:20:8Deut.23.20.W8TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:21
יְהוָה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
la-nokh-RI ta-SHIKH ve-le-a-KHI-kha LO ta-SHIKH le-MA-an ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL mish-la-KHAT ya-DE-kha al-ha-A-retz a-SHER-a-TA ba-SHA-ma le-rish-TAH
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–waw–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:20
You may lend to a foreigner at interest, but you shall not lend to your brother at interest, so that the LORD your God may bless you in every undertaking of your hand in the land you are entering to possess.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 23:20, 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.23.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.20.W8.S1) and character.