Exodus 15:17:8Exod.15.17.W8TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jə.ho.ˈvaː/
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
te-vi-E-mo ve-ti-ta-E-mo be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha pa-AL-ta Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
te-vi-E-mo ve-ti-ta-E-mo be-HAR na-kha-LAT-kha ma-KHON le-shiv-TE-kha pa-AL-ta Ye-ho-VAH mik-DASH a-do-NAI ko-ne-NU ya-de-KHA
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Exodus 15:17
You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance, the place for Your dwelling that You made, the sanctuary that Your hands have established, LORD , Lord .
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 15:17, 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.15.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.17.W8.S1) and character.