Judges 20:28:17Judg.20.28.W17TAB
יְהוָה֙
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 KI ma-KHAR et-te-NE-nu be-ya-DE-kha
- sentence
u-fi-ne-KHAS ben-e-le-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON o-MED le-fa-NAV ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM le-MOR ha-o-SIF OD la-TSET la-mil-kha-MA im-be-NE-VIN-ya-min a-KHI im-ekh-DAL va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH a-LU KI ma-KHAR et-te-NE-nu be-ya-DE-kha
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Judges 20:28
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aharon, stood before the LORD in those days, saying, “Shall I go out again to battle the sons of Benjamin, my brother , or shall I cease?” And the LORD said, “Go up, for tomorrow I will give them into your hand.”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:28:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Judges 20:28, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.20.28.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.28.W17.S1) and character.