Exodus 16:12:17Exod.16.12.W17TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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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Word in context
- word
Yeh-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH
- clause
vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- sentence
sha-MA-ti ET-te-lu-NOT be-NEI yis-ra-EL da-BER a-le-HEM le-MOR BEIN ha-ar-ba-YIM to-khe-LU ba-SAR u-va-BO-ker tis-be-u-LA-khem vi-da-TEM KI a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The covenant formula kî ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêkhem {כִּי אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | kî ʾănî YHWH ʾĕlōhêkhem} culminates the passage, linking sustenance with divine identity.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–vav–heh
“to be”
In context — Exodus 16:12
I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘Between the evenings you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be satisfied with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God .’
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:12:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Exodus 16:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.16.12.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.12.W17.S1) and character.