Joshua 22:19:23Josh.22.19.W23TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
yehovah
“of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of 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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
- clause
u-va-Ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-o-TA-nu el-tim-RE-du biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh mi-bal-a-DEI miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
- sentence
ve-AKH im-te-ME-ah E-retz a-khu-ZAT-khem iv-RU la-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-ZAT Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER sha-KHAN-sham mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-a-kha-ZU be-to-KHE-nu u-va-Ye-ho-VAH al-tim-RE-du ve-o-TA-nu el-tim-RE-du biv-no-te-KHEM la-KHEM miz-BE-akh mi-bal-a-DEI miz-BE-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-nu
Exegesis
The imperative ivru {עִבְרוּ | ʿivrū} ‘cross over’ directs movement to el-eretz achuzat YHWH {אֶל־אֶרֶץ אֲחֻזַּת יְהוָה | ʾel-ʾēreṣ ʾăḥûzaṯ Yəhōwāh}, affirming divine territorial claim.
The relative clause asher shakhan-sham mishkan YHWH {אֲשֶׁר שָׁכַן־שָׁם מִשְׁכָּן יְהוָה | ʾăšer šāḵan-šām miškān Yəhōwāh} ‘where the tabernacle stands’ provides cultic justification.
The closing phrase mibba-ladei mizbach YHWH eloheinu {מִבַּלְעֲדֵי מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ | mibba-lʿa-dē mizbāaḥ Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû} ‘apart from the altar of the LORD our God’ underscores exclusive worship.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be; exist”
In context — Joshua 22:19
But if the land in your possession is unclean, then cross into the land of the LORD where the tabernacle of the LORD stands, and take a possession among us. Only do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building an altar besides the altar of the LORD our God.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:19:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Joshua 22:19, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.22.19.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.19.W23.S1) and character.