Psalm 20:5:6Ps.20.5.W6TABWLC Psalms 20:6
יְהוָ֗ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jə.maˈlːeː/
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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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ma-LE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ye-ma-LE ye-ho-VAH kal-mish-a-lo-TE-kha
Exegesis
The Piel jussive ye-mal-lêʾ {יְמַלֵּא | ye-mal-lêʾ} ‘may fulfill’ followed by the divine name Yə-hō-wāh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} and kál-miš-ʾa-lō-ṯe-kha {כָּל־מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶיךָ | kál-miš-ʾa-lō-ṯe-kha} ‘all your petitions’ transitions to a prayerful plea. The syntactic progression from cohortative to Nifal to jussive establishes a liturgical cadence, while synonymous parallelism unites themes of salvation and supplication.
Root and etymology
h-y-hh-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Psalm 20:5
We will cry out with joy because of your salvation , and in the name of our God we will raise our banner; may the LORD bring about all you ask.
About this coordinate
Psalm 20:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Psalm 20:5, 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.20.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.20.5.W6.S1) and character.