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
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
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NO-khakh Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
NO-khakh Ye-ho-VAH dar-ke-KHEM a-SHER TE-le-KHU-va
- 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 context — Judges 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.