Joshua 18:3:14Josh.18.3.W14TAB

יְהוָ֖ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    ad-a-NAH a-TEM mit-ra-PIM la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-khem

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER ye-ho-SHU-a el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ad-a-NAH a-TEM mit-ra-PIM la-VO la-RE-shet et-ha-A-retz a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-khem

Exegesis

The juxtaposition of YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yəhōwāh} with Elohei avoteichem {אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם | ʾĕlōhê ʾāḇōṯêykem} emphasizes the covenantal grant of ancestral promise.

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be, exist

In contextJoshua 18:3

And Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you be slack to go in to possess the land which the LORD the God of your fathers has given you?”

About this coordinate

Joshua 18:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Joshua 18:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.18.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.3.W14.S1) and character.