Judges 20:1:13Judg.20.1.W13TAB
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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Word in context
- word
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA
- sentence
va-ye-tsu kol-be-NE yis-ra-EL va-tik-ka-HEL ha-e-DA ke-ISH e-KHAD le-mid-DAN ve-ad-be-ER SHE-va ve-E-rets ha-gil-AD el-ye-ho-VAH ha-mits-PA
Exegesis
The composite el-YHWH ha-mitzpah {אֶל־יְהוָה הַמִּצְפָּה | ʾel-yə-hō-wā(h) ham-miṣ-pā(h)} ‘before the LORD at Mizpah’ anchors the gathering in theocratic context. In translation, ve’ad ha-eretz is rendered ‘across’ to convey spatial inclusivity, and el is rendered ‘before’ to reflect a liturgical presentation.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Judges 20:1
So all the sons of Israel departed, and the whole assembly gathered in unity from Dan to Beersheba and across the land of Gilead before the LORD at Mizpah .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 20:1, 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.20.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.1.W13.S1) and character.