Judges 21:15:5Judg.21.15.W5TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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
KI-a-SA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI-a-SA Ye-ho-VAH PE-rets be-shiv-TEI yis-re-EL
- sentence
ve-ha-AM ni-KHAM le-vin-ya-MIN KI-a-SA Ye-ho-VAH PE-rets be-shiv-TEI yis-re-EL
Exegesis
The causal conjunction ki {כִּי־ | kî} introduces asah YHWH {עָשָׂה יְהוָה | ʿā-śāh Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD made,’ where asah {עָשָׂה | ʿā-śāh} is a Qal perfect denoting completed divine action.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Judges 21:15
And the people were grieved for Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 21:15, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.21.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.15.W5.S1) and character.