Joshua 23:3:12Josh.23.3.W12TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- clause
KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem HU ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM
- sentence
ve-a-TEM re-i-TEM ET KOL-a-SHER a-SA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem le-KOL-ha-go-YIM ha-EI-leh mip-nei-KHEM KI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem HU ha-nil-KHAM la-KHEM
Exegesis
The construct chain YHWH Eloheichem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yə-hō-wāh ʼĕ-lō-hê-ḵem} emphasizes covenantal agency in the ensuing prepositional phrase le-kol ha-goyim ha-eleh mi-p’nei-khem {לְכָל־הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה מִפְּנֵיכֶם | lə-ḵāl ha-ḡō-yim hā-ʼê-leh mip-p’nei-ḵem} ‘to all these nations before you’, specifying the spatial scope of divine deeds.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — Joshua 23:3
And you yourselves have seen all that the LORD your God has done to all these nations before you, for it is the LORD your God who is fighting for you.
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Joshua 23:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.23.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.3.W12.S1) and character.