Joshua 21:8:9Josh.21.8.W9TAB

יְהוָ֛ה

yehovah

LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֛ה
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. phraseyour reading level

    ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-Mo-sheh ba-go-RAL

  4. sentence

    va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM ET-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh ve-ET-mig-re-SHE-hen ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-Mo-sheh ba-go-RAL

Exegesis

The kaʾăšer ṣivvāh YHWH bə-yad mōšē {כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהוָה בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁה | kaʾăšer ṣivvāh yəhôwāh bə-yad mōšē} clause functions as an authority clause, attributing the command to the LORD through Moses.

Root and etymology

Rooth-y-h

to be, exist

In contextJoshua 21:8

And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses by lot.

About this coordinate

Joshua 21:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 21:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.21.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.8.W9.S1) and character.