Joshua 18:7:6Josh.18.7.W6TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
KI-khe-hu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI EIN-KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM be-kir-be-KHEM KI-khe-hu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH na-kha-la-TO
- sentence
KI EIN-KHE-lek lal-vi-YIM be-kir-be-KHEM KI-khe-hu-NAT Ye-ho-VAH na-kha-la-TO ve-GAD u-re-u-VEN va-kha-TSI SHE-vet ham-na-SHEH lak-KHU na-kha-la-TAM me-E-ver la-yar-DEN miz-ra-KHA a-SHER na-TAN la-HEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
A second causal marker ki-kehunnat {כִּֽי־כְהֻנַּ֥ת | kî-kəhunnat} ‘because the priesthood of’ introduces the reason: the construct chain kehunnat YHWH {כְהֻנַּת יְהוָה | kəhunnat YHWH} ties Levite identity to sacred service rather than territory, and the verbless predicate nachalato {נַחֲלָת֑וֹ | naḥălātô} ‘his inheritance’ functions appositionally to define what their “inheritance” consists of.
The relative clause asher natan lahem moshe eved YHWH {אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה | ʾăšer nātan lāhem mōšeh ʿeved YHWH} anchors that eastern inheritance in Moses’ authorized action as YHWH’s servant, reinforcing that the distribution is legitimate and already settled.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Joshua 18:7
For there is no portion for the Levites among you, because the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance; and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh have taken their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave to them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 18:7, 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.18.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.7.W6.S1) and character.