Exodus 13:1:2Exod.13.1.W2TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
↓
ye + ho + vah
↓
yehovah
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH le-MOR
Exegesis
YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’ functions as the subject.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — Exodus 13:1
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 13:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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 Exod.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.1.W2.S1) and character.