Genesis 21:1:7Gen.21.1.W7TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jə.ho.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-as ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YA-as ye-ho-VAH le-sa-RA ka-a-SHER di-BER
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH pa-KAD et-sa-RA ka-a-SHER a-MAR va-YA-as ye-ho-VAH le-sa-RA ka-a-SHER di-BER
Exegesis
The second clause parallels this structure through the vav-consecutive in vayyaas {וַיַּעַשׂ | way-ya-ʿaś} ‘and He did’, the reprise of yehovah {יְהוָ֛ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, the prepositional phrase le-sarah {לְשָׂרָה | lə-śā-rāh}, and the kaasher + dibber {דִּבֵּֽר | dib-bēr} ‘just as He had spoken’. This chiastic parallelism between divine promise and action underscores YHWH’s faithfulness and the precise fulfillment of His word. The translation preserves these features by repeating “the LORD” and mirroring Hebrew clause structure.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Genesis 21:1
The LORD gave Sarah His attention , just as He had said; the LORD carried out for Sarah exactly what He had spoken.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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 Gen.21.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.1.W7.S1) and character.