Joshua 23:16:4Josh.23.16.W4TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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
ET be-REET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- clause
be-av-re-KHEM ET be-REET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER tsi-VA et-KHEM va-ha-lakh-TEM va-a-vad-TEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM ve-hish-ta-kha-vi-TEM la-HEM
- sentence
be-av-re-KHEM ET be-REET Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-SHER tsi-VA et-KHEM va-ha-lakh-TEM va-a-vad-TEM e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM ve-hish-ta-kha-vi-TEM la-HEM ve-kha-RA af-Ye-ho-VAH ba-KHEM va-a-vad-TEM me-he-RA me-AL ha-A-retz ha-to-VA a-SHER na-TAN la-KHEM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et-berit {אֶת־בְּרִ֨ית | ʾet-bə-rîṯ} introduces ‘the covenant’ governed by the compound divine title LORD your God {יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhêykem}.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — Joshua 23:16
When you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God , which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will perish quickly from off the good land which He has given you.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 23:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.23.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.16.W4.S1) and character.