Joshua 23:11:5Josh.23.11.W5TAB
אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה
etyehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.jəhoˈvaː/
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-HEI-khem
- clause
le-a-ha-VAH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- sentence
ve-nish-mar-TEM me-OD le-naf-sho-TEI-khem le-a-ha-VAH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The direct object marker et precedes the compound divine designation YHWH Eloheikhem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wā(h) ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem}, foregrounding personal relationship with the covenant Lord. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew imperative sequence and purpose clause to maintain theological emphasis on self-guarding as the means to love God.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — Joshua 23:11
Therefore, watch over your lives with great care in order to love the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 23:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה (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.23.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.11.W5.S1) and character.