Joshua 22:5:13Josh.22.5.W13TAB
אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה
etyehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lə.ʔa.haˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEY-khem
- clause
RAK shim-RU me-OD la-a-SOT et-ha-mits-VAH ve-ET-ha-to-RAH a-SHER tsiv-VAH et-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved-ye-ho-VAH le-a-ha-VAH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEY-khem ve-la-le-KHET be-KHOL-de-ra-KHAV ve-lish-MOR mits-vo-TAV u-le-dav-KA-vo
- sentence
RAK shim-RU me-OD la-a-SOT et-ha-mits-VAH ve-ET-ha-to-RAH a-SHER tsiv-VAH et-KHEM mo-SHEH E-ved-ye-ho-VAH le-a-ha-VAH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEY-khem ve-la-le-KHET be-KHOL-de-ra-KHAV ve-lish-MOR mits-vo-TAV u-le-dav-KA-vo u-le-av-DO be-KHOL-le-vav-KHEM u-ve-KHOL-naf-shkem
Exegesis
The infinitive construct la’asot {לַעֲשׂוֹת | la‘ăṣôt} ‘to do’ governs the coordinated direct objects ham-mitzvah {הַמִּצְוָה | hammîṣvāh} ‘the commandment’ and ha-torah {הַתּוֹרָה | hattôrāh} ‘the law’, each introduced by et {אֶת־ | ’et} and ve-et {וְאֶת־ | wə’et}.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be; exist”
In context — Joshua 22:5
Only be very diligent to carry out the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD charged you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to cleave to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 22:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה (etyehovah) 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.22.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.5.W13.S1) and character.