Psalm 18:2:1Ps.18.2.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:3
יְהוָ֤ה
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
ye-ho-VAH sal-E-i u-me-tsu-da-TI
- clause
ye-ho-VAH sal-E-i u-me-tsu-da-TI u-me-pal-TI e-LI
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH sal-E-i u-me-tsu-da-TI u-me-pal-TI e-LI tsu-RI e-he-se-BO ma-GI-ni ve-KE-ren yish-E-i mis-ga-BI
Exegesis
The verse opens with a nominal clause featuring YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} followed by parallel appositional constructs sal‘i {סַֽלְעִי | sal-ʿî} ‘rock’, ū-mə-ṣû-dă-ṯî {וּמְצוּדָתִי | ū-mə-ṣû-dă-ṯî} ‘fortress’, and ū-mə-pal-ṭî {וּמְפַלְטִי | ū-mə-pal-ṭî} ‘deliverer’ that portray divine protection.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Psalm 18:2
The LORD is my rock , my fortress, and my deliverer. My God , my rock—in Him I will take refuge—my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:2, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.2.W1.S1) and character.