Genesis 18:17:1Gen.18.17.W1TAB
וַֽיהֹוָ֖ה
vayehovah
“and the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /wa.jə.ho.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
va-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH a-MAR ha-me-khas-SE a-NI me-av-ra-HAM a-SHER a-NI o-SE
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayhwh {וַֽיהֹוָ֖ה | wayhō-wāh}, where the vav consecutive links this statement to the preceding narrative and introduces a new divine speech act.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Genesis 18:17
And the LORD said, “Should I keep hidden from Abraham what I am about to do?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Genesis 18:17, so the Hebrew word וַֽיהֹוָ֖ה (vayehovah) 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 Gen.18.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.17.W1.S1) and character.