Joshua 22:34:10Josh.22.34.W10TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI ED HU bei-no-TEI-nu KI Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-yik-re-U be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD la-miz-BE-akh KI ED HU bei-no-TEI-nu KI Ye-ho-VAH ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The appositional phrase ki ed hu {כִּ֣י עֵ֥ד הוּא֙ | kî ʿēḏ hû’} “for it is a witness” explains the meaning of the name, and the following clause ki YHWH ha-elo-him {כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה הָאֱלֹהִֽים | kî Yə-hō-wāh ha-’ĕlō-hîm} “that the LORD is God” provides the theological reason.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Joshua 22:34
The sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad named the altar Ed , saying, “For it is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:34:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 22:34, 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.22.34.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.34.W10.S1) and character.