Deuteronomy 23:8:9Deut.23.8.W9TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:9
יְהוָה׃
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
- sentence
ba-NIM a-SHER-yi-va-LE-du la-HEM DOR she-li-SHI ya-VO la-HEM bik-HAL Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The imperfect yā-vō {יָבֹא | yā-vō} expresses permission (‘may enter’), leading into bi-qā-hal {בִּקְהַל | bi-qā-hal} ‘into the assembly’ and concluding with yə-hō-wāh {יְהוָה | yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD,’ designating divine ownership of the covenant gathering. This word order foregrounds familial eligibility before communal worship under divine authority.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–waw–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:8
Children who are born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD in the third generation.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Deuteronomy 23:8, 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.23.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.8.W9.S1) and character.