Judges 13:8:3Judg.13.8.W3TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-e-TAHR ma-NO-akh el-Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAHR
- sentence
va-ye-e-TAHR ma-NO-akh el-Ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAHR BI a-do-NAI ISH ha-e-lo-HIM a-SHER sha-la-KHTA ya-VO-na OD e-LEI-nu ve-yo-RE-nu ma-na-a-SE la-NA-ar ha-yu-LAD
Exegesis
Manoah’s entreaty el-YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָה | ʾel Yəhōwāh} “to the LORD” is intensified by the particle bi {בִּ֣י | bī} and the divine title Adonai {אֲדוֹנָ֔י | ʾădōnāy}, marking respectful petition.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Judges 13:8
And Manoah pleaded with the LORD and said, “O my Lord , please let the man of God whom You sent come again and teach us what we should do for the child who is to be born.”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 13:8, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה (elyehovah) 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.13.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.8.W3.S1) and character.