Exodus 13:11:3Exod.13.11.W3TAB

יְהוָה֙

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jə.hoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָה֙
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-ha-YA ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH el-E-rets ha-ke-na-a-NEE ka-a-SHER nish-BA le-KHA ve-la-a-vo-TE-kha

  4. sentence

    ve-ha-YA ki-ye-vi-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH el-E-rets ha-ke-na-a-NEE ka-a-SHER nish-BA le-KHA ve-la-a-vo-TE-kha u-ne-ta-NAH LAKH

Exegesis

The explicit subject YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yəhōwāh} ‘LORD’ emphasizes divine initiative.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In contextExodus 13:11

And it shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanite , as He swore to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you.

About this coordinate

Exodus 13:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 13:11, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.13.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.11.W3.S1) and character.