Exodus 14:15:2Exod.14.15.W2TAB

יְהוָה֙

yehovah

LORD

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

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

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE mah-tits-AK e-LAI

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE mah-tits-AK e-LAI da-BER el-be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-yis-sa-U

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be, to exist

In contextExodus 14:15

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Speak to the sons of Israel , and let them set out.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 14:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:15, 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.14.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.15.W2.S1) and character.