Judges 13:18:4Judg.13.18.W4TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
mal-EKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer LO mal-EKH Ye-ho-VAH la-MA ZE tish-AL lish-MI
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO mal-EKH Ye-ho-VAH la-MA ZE tish-AL lish-MI ve-HU-pe-LI
Exegesis
The noun phrase malʾakh YHWH {מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה | malʾāḵ Yəhôwâ} ‘messenger of the LORD’ presents a noun-noun construct emphasizing divine agency.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Judges 13:18
And the messenger of the LORD said to him, “Why do you ask for my name? For it is wonderful .”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 13:18, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.13.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.18.W4.S1) and character.