Psalm 18:46:1Ps.18.46.W1TABWLC Psalms 18:47
חַי־יְהוָה
khaiyehovah
“The LORD lives”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- KHAI-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ħaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- The LORD lives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH u-va-RUKH tsu-RI
- sentence
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH u-va-RUKH tsu-RI ve-ya-raM e-lo-HEI yish-I
Exegesis
The verse begins with chai {חַי־ | ḥai} ‘lives’ followed by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, forming a bold affirmation of divine vitality.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-y-h
“to live”
In context — Psalm 18:46
The LORD lives; blessed is my rock ; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:46:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Psalm 18:46, so the Hebrew word חַי־יְהוָה (khaiyehovah) 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.18.46.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.46.W1.S1) and character.