Exodus 16:11:2Exod.16.11.W2TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR
Exegesis
It is followed by the subject YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, yielding a VSO order typical of formal divine speech introductions.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 16:11
Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:11, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.16.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.11.W2.S1) and character.