Joshua 20:1:2Josh.20.1.W2TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a le-MOR
Exegesis
The divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ’LORD’ functions as the grammatical subject, emphasizing divine initiative.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–vav–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Joshua 20:1
And the LORD spoke to Joshua, saying ,
About this coordinate
Joshua 20:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 20:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.20.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.20.1.W2.S1) and character.