Psalm 15:1:3Ps.15.1.W3TAB
י֭הֹוָה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
le-da-VID ye-ho-VAH MI-ya-GUR be-o-ha-le-KHA
- clause
miz-MOR le-da-VID ye-ho-VAH MI-ya-GUR be-o-ha-le-KHA
- sentence
miz-MOR le-da-VID ye-ho-VAH MI-ya-GUR be-o-ha-le-KHA MI-yish-KON be-HAR kod-SHE-kha
Exegesis
The direct address of YHWH {י֭הֹוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} places the reader before the covenant LORD.
In context — Psalm 15:1
A Psalm of David. LORD , who may be a guest in Your tent ? Who may make his home on Your holy hill?
About this coordinate
Psalm 15:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 15:1, so the Hebrew word י֭הֹוָה (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 Ps.15.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.15.1.W3.S1) and character.