Exodus 15:19:9Exod.15.19.W9TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
yehhovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Yeh-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
Yeh-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-shev Yeh-ho-VAH
- clause
KI BA SUS par-O be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV bay-YAM va-YA-shev Yeh-ho-VAH a-le-HEM et-MEI ha-YAM
- sentence
KI BA SUS par-O be-rikh-BO u-ve-fa-ra-SHAV bay-YAM va-YA-shev Yeh-ho-VAH a-le-HEM et-MEI ha-YAM u-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL hal-KHU bay-yab-ba-SHA be-TOKH ha-YAM
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Exodus 15:19
For when the horse of Pharaoh entered the sea with his chariot and his horsemen , the LORD turned back the waters of the sea; but the sons of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea.
About this coordinate
Exodus 15:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Exodus 15:19, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (yehhovah) 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.15.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.15.19.W9.S1) and character.