Joshua 17:14:19Josh.17.14.W19TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-dab-ROO be-NEI yo-SEF et-ye-ho-SHUA le-MOR mad-DU-a na-ta-TA LI na-ha-LA go-RAL e-KHAD ve-KHE-vel e-KHAD va-a-NI am-RAV AD a-SHER-ad-KOH ber-KHA-ni Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Finally, the Piel perfect berchani {בֵּרְכַנִי | bē-r-cha-nî} ‘he has blessed me’, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as subject, underscores divine agency in blessing.
In context — Joshua 17:14
Then the sons of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, “Why have you given me as inheritance only one lot and one portion, though I am a numerous people—even until now that the LORD has blessed me.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:14:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Joshua 17:14, 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.17.14.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.14.W19.S1) and character.