Joshua 13:8:18Josh.13.8.W18TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH be-E-ver ha-yar-DEN miz-RA-cha ka-a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
im-MO ha-re-u-VE-ni ve-ha-GA-di lak-KHU na-cha-la-TAM a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH be-E-ver ha-yar-DEN miz-RA-cha ka-a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The title eved YHWH {עֶבֶד יְהוָה | ’e-ved yə-hō-wāh} highlights Moses’s covenantal service. English mirrors the Hebrew’s tripartite structure—linking phrase, main verb with possession, and parallel relative clause—while clarifying tribal inheritance.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Joshua 13:8
With the other half of the tribe of Manasseh, the Reubenites and the Gadites took their inheritance , which Moses had given to them east of the Jordan, just as Moses, the servant of the LORD , had given to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:8:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Joshua 13:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.13.8.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.8.W18.S1) and character.