Joshua 22:18:5Josh.22.18.W5TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
- clause
ve-a-TEM ta-SHU-vu ha-YOM me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-a-TEM ta-SHU-vu ha-YOM me-a-cha-REI Ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA a-TEM tim-re-DU ha-YOM ba-ye-ho-VAH u-ma-KHAR el-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL yik-TSOF
Exegesis
The phrase meacharei YHWH {מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה | mē-ʾăḥărêy yə-hō-wāh} ‘from after the LORD’ employs min plus construct to indicate relational departure.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be; exist”
In context — Joshua 22:18
Are you turning aside today from after the LORD ? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 22:18, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.22.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.18.W5.S1) and character.