Deuteronomy 6:2:3Deut.6.2.W3TAB
אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה
etyehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
le-MA-an ti-RA et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-cha
- sentence
le-MA-an ti-RA et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-cha lish-MOR et-KOL-khuk-ko-TA-v u-mits-vo-TA-v a-SHER a-no-KHI me-tsav-KHA a-TA u-vin-KHA u-VEN-bin-KHA KOL-ye-MEI khai-YE-cha u-le-MA-an ya-a-ri-KUN ya-ME-cha
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} precedes the compound divine name YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhê-khā}, marking God as the object of that fear.
Root and etymology
Rootheh-vav-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 6:2
So that you may fear the LORD your God by keeping all his statutes and his commandments that I command you— you, your son, and your grandson— all the days of your life, and so that your days may be prolonged.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 6:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 6:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה (etyehovah) 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.6.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.6.2.W3.S1) and character.