Judges 20:27:3Judg.20.27.W3TAB
בַּֽיהוָ֑ה
bayehovah
“of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ba-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- bah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ba.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ba-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yish-a-LU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yish-a-LU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-ye-ho-VAH ve-SHAM a-RON be-RIT ha-e-lo-HIM ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM
Exegesis
The prepositional clause ba-YHWH {בַּֽיהוָ֑ה | ba·YHWH} ‘in the LORD’ specifies the audience of inquiry, underscoring covenant relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Judges 20:27
And the sons of Israel inquired of the LORD , and there was the ark of the covenant of God in those days.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 20:27, so the Hebrew word בַּֽיהוָ֑ה (bayehovah) 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.20.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.27.W3.S1) and character.