Exodus 14:18:4Exod.14.18.W4TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-yah-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-yah-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH be-hik-kav-DI be-far-O be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘that’ introduces a content clause clarifying the revelation’s content: ani {אֲנִי | ’ănî} ‘I’ paired with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ asserts God’s covenant identity.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 14:18
And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am glorified through Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through his horsemen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 14:18, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.14.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.18.W4.S1) and character.