Judges 13:17:4Judg.13.17.W4TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH MI she-ME-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ma-NO-akh el-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH MI she-ME-kha ki-ya-VO de-va-RE-kha de-VAR-kha ve-khi-bad-NU-kha
Exegesis
The construct malʾākh YHWH {מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה | mal-ʾā-ḵ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘angel of the LORD’ fuses the noun ‘angel’ with the covenant name, emphasizing a unique divine emissary.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Judges 13:17
And Manoah said to the angel of the LORD , “What is your name , so that when your word comes to pass we may honor you?”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 13:17, 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 Judg.13.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.17.W4.S1) and character.