Exodus 13:3:16Exod.13.3.W16TAB

יְהֹוָ֛ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + הֹ + וָ֛ה
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
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
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

    ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH ve-LO ye-a-KHEL khah-METS

Exegesis

The subject of this verb is YHWH {יְהֹוָ֛ה | Yə-hō-wāh}.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In contextExodus 13:3

Moses said to the people, “Remember this day—the day you came out from Egypt, from the house of slaves—for by a strong hand the LORD brought you out from here; therefore you must not eat any leaven.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 13:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Exodus 13:3, so the Hebrew word יְהֹוָ֛ה (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.13.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.3.W16.S1) and character.