Judges 18:6:7Judg.18.6.W7TAB

יְהוָ֔ה

yehovah

the LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
the LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    NO-khakh Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    NO-khakh Ye-ho-VAH dar-ke-KHEM a-SHER TE-le-KHU-va

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer la-HEM ha-ko-HEN le-KHU le-sha-LOM NO-khakh Ye-ho-VAH dar-ke-KHEM a-SHER TE-le-KHU-va

Exegesis

The preposition nokẖaḥ {נֹכַ֣ח | nōḵaḥ} ‘before’ introduces an evaluative clause underlining divine oversight by Yəhōwāh {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh}.

In contextJudges 18:6

And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The road you are taking lies before the LORD .”

About this coordinate

Judges 18:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 18:6, 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.18.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.6.W7.S1) and character.