Psalm 18:6:3Ps.18.6.W3TABWLC Psalms 18:7
יְהוָ֑ה
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
- clause
ba-TSAR-LI e-kRA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-TSAR-LI e-kRA ye-ho-VAH ve-EL-e-lo-HAI a-sha-VE-a yish-MA me-hei-KHA-lo KO-li ve-shav-a-TI le-fa-NAV ta-VO be-oz-NAV
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Psalm 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD , and to my God I cried out for help. He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry came before Him into His ears .
About this coordinate
Psalm 18:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 18:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.18.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.18.6.W3.S1) and character.