Exodus 14:4:11Exod.14.4.W11TAB

יְהוָ֑ה

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 + וָ֑ה
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-a-NI ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    ve-khiz-zak-TI et-lev-par-OH ve-rah-DAF a-kha-RE-hem ve-ik-ka-ve-DA be-par-OH oo-ve-khol-KHE-lo ve-yah-de-OO mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-soo-KHEN

Exegesis

The theological climax ki ani YHWH {כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | kî ʾă-nî yə-hō-wāh} ‘for I am the LORD’ asserts divine identity and authority.

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be, to exist

In contextExodus 14:4

And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart , and he will pursue them. Then I will be glorified through Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD . And they did so.

About this coordinate

Exodus 14:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Exodus 14:4, 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.14.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.4.W11.S1) and character.