Joshua 22:4:21Josh.22.4.W21TAB

יְהוָ֔ה

yehovah

of the LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
of the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
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

    E-ved Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-a-TAH pe-NU u-le-KHU la-KHEM le-a-ho-lei-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-zat-KHEM a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH be-E-ver ha-yar-DEN

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TAH he-NI-akh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem la-a-khei-KHEM ka-a-SHER di-BER la-HEM ve-a-TAH pe-NU u-le-KHU la-KHEM le-a-ho-lei-KHEM el-E-retz a-khu-zat-KHEM a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved Ye-ho-VAH be-E-ver ha-yar-DEN

Exegesis

The clause natan la-khem Moshe eved YHWH {נָתַן לָכֶם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד יְהוָה | nā-tan la-khem Mō-šeh ʿe-ved Yə-hō-wāh} attributes the grant to Moses as the LORD’s servant, and the prepositional phrase be-ever ha-yarden {בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן | bə-ʿê-ver ha-yar-ḏēn} ‘beyond the Jordan’ marks its boundary.

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be; exist

In contextJoshua 22:4

And now the LORD your God has given rest to your brothers, just as He spoke to them. So turn back now and go to your tents, to the land of your possession , which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you beyond the Jordan.

About this coordinate

Joshua 22:4:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Joshua 22:4, 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.22.4.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.4.W21.S1) and character.