Joshua 13:1:6Josh.13.1.W6TAB
יְהוָ֜ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV a-TA za-KAN-ta ba-TA ba-ya-MIM ve-ha-A-retz nish-a-RA har-BEH-me-OD le-rish-TAH
- sentence
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV a-TA za-KAN-ta ba-TA ba-ya-MIM ve-ha-A-retz nish-a-RA har-BEH-me-OD le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
YHWH {יְהוָ֜ה | Yəhôwāh} functions as speaker, using second-person discourse.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Joshua 13:1
And Joshua had become old and advanced in days, and the LORD said to him, “You have grown old and advanced in days, and the land remains exceedingly much to be possessed.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 13:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֜ה (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 Josh.13.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.1.W6.S1) and character.