Joshua 23:13:28Josh.23.13.W28TAB
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
- clause
ve-ha-YU la-KHEM le-FAKH ul-mo-KESH ul-sho-TET be-tsid-DEI-khem ve-lits-ni-NIM be-ei-NEI-khem ad-a-vad-KHEM me-AL ha-a-da-MAH ha-to-VAH ha-ZOT a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- sentence
ya-DO-a te-de-U KI LO yo-SIF Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem le-ho-RISH et-ha-go-YIM ha-E-le mi-lif-NEI-khem ve-ha-YU la-KHEM le-FAKH ul-mo-KESH ul-sho-TET be-tsid-DEI-khem ve-lits-ni-NIM be-ei-NEI-khem ad-a-vad-KHEM me-AL ha-a-da-MAH ha-to-VAH ha-ZOT a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The compound name YHWH ʼĕlōhêkhem {יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם | Yhwh ʼĕlōhêkhem} highlights the covenant relationship. The series ləp̄aḥ, û-ləmôqēš, û-ləšōṭēṭ, wə-liṣnînîm (‘for a snare, and for a trap, and for a scourge, and for thorns’) forms a graduated list of afflictions, each introduced by a preposition indicating purpose.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–vav–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Joshua 23:13
Know for certain that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations from before you, but they will become for you a snare , and a trap, a scourge at your sides and thorns in your eyes until you perish from this good land which the LORD your God has given you.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:13:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Joshua 23:13, 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.23.13.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.13.W28.S1) and character.