Judges 16:28:6Judg.16.28.W6TAB
יֱהֹוִ֡ה
yehovi
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VI
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-VEE
- IPA
- /jɛhoˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VI
- phraseyour reading level
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- clause
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
- sentence
va-yik-RA shim-SHON el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI zakh-re-NI NA ve-khaz-ke-NI NA AKH ha-PA-am ha-ZE ha-e-lo-HIM ve-in-na-ke-MA ne-KAM-a-KHAT mish-te e-NAI mi-pe-li-shi-TIM
Exegesis
The address combines the divine title adonai {אֲדֹנָי | ʼădōnâ} and the covenant name yehovih {יֱהֹוִ֡ה | YHWH}, intensifying reverence.
Root and etymology
ה־י־הh-y-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — Judges 16:28
And Samson called to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this time, that I may with one vengeance take revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
About this coordinate
Judges 16:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 16:28, so the Hebrew word יֱהֹוִ֡ה (yehovi) 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.16.28.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.28.W6.S1) and character.