Judges 20:23:16Judg.20.23.W16TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH a-LU e-LAV
- sentence
va-ya-A-lu ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yiv-KE-u lif-NEI-ye-ho-VAH ad-ha-E-rev va-yish-e-A-lu va-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-o-SIF la-GE-shet lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NEI vin-ya-MIN a-KHI va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH a-LU e-LAV
Exegesis
The scene concludes with wayyōmer Yəhōwāh ’ălû ’êlāw {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָה עֲל֥וּ אֵלָֽיו | wayyōmer Yəhōwāh ’ălû ’êlāw} ‘and the LORD said, “Go up against him.”’
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Judges 20:23
And the sons of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I continue to go up to battle against the sons of Benjamin, my brother ?” And the LORD said, “Go up against him.”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Judges 20:23, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.20.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.23.W16.S1) and character.