Exodus 14:30:2Exod.14.30.W2TAB

יְהוָ֜ה

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 + וָ֜ה
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-SHA Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU et-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD mits-RA-yim

  4. sentence

    va-yo-SHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU et-yis-ra-EL mi-YAD mits-RA-yim va-YAR yis-ra-EL et-mits-RA-yim MET al-se-FAT ha-YAM

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be, to exist

In contextExodus 14:30

And the LORD saved Israel on that day from the hand of Egypt, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore of the sea.

About this coordinate

Exodus 14:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:30, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֜ה (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.14.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.30.W2.S1) and character.