Psalm 17:13:2Ps.17.13.W2TAB
יְהוָ֗ה
yehovah
“O LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- O 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
ku-MA ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ku-MA ye-ho-VAH kad-de-MA fa-NAv hach-ri-E-hu
- sentence
ku-MA ye-ho-VAH kad-de-MA fa-NAv hach-ri-E-hu pal-le-TA naf-SHI me-ra-SHA khar-BE-kha
Exegesis
It begins with qumah {קוּמָ֤ה | qû-mā} ‘arise’, a Qal imperative commanding immediate action from YHWH {יְהוָ֗ה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
In context — Psalm 17:13
Arise, LORD ; confront him and subdue him; deliver my soul from the wicked by Your sword.
About this coordinate
Psalm 17:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 17:13, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֗ה (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.17.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.17.13.W2.S1) and character.