Psalm 22:27:3Ps.22.27.W3TABWLC Psalms 22:28
אֶל־יְהוָה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vəjaˈʃuːvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
yiz-ke-RU ve-ya-SHU-vu el-ye-ho-VAH kal-af-SE-e-RETZ ve-yish-ta-kha-VU le-fa-NE-kha
- sentence
yiz-ke-RU ve-ya-SHU-vu el-ye-ho-VAH kal-af-SE-e-RETZ ve-yish-ta-kha-VU le-fa-NE-kha kal-mish-pe-KHOT go-YIM
Exegesis
It continues with the vav-consecutive vayashuvu {וַיָּשֻׁבוּ | vayāšuvu} ‘and will return’, indicating consequential repentance toward the object el YHWH {אֶל־ | ʾel, Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed
“God”
In context — Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the LORD and all the families of the nations will bow down before You.
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Psalm 22:27, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָה (elyehovah) 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.22.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.27.W3.S1) and character.