Judges 13:1:9Judg.13.1.W9TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-te-NEM Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-te-NEM Ye-ho-VAH be-yad-pe-lish-TIM ar-ba-IM sha-NA
- sentence
va-yo-SI-fu be-NE yis-ra-EL la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-yit-te-NEM Ye-ho-VAH be-yad-pe-lish-TIM ar-ba-IM sha-NA
Exegesis
The phrase bəʿēnê YHWH {בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | bə-ʿē-nê YHWH} “in the eyes of the LORD” emphasizes divine evaluation, followed by the vav-consecutive wayyiṯnêm {וַיִּתְּנֵ֧ם | wayyiṯnêm} “and He gave them,” attributing judicial agency.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Judges 13:1
The people of Israel again did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , and He placed them under the hand of the Philistines for forty years .
About this coordinate
Judges 13:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Judges 13:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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 Judg.13.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.1.W9.S1) and character.