Exodus 16:29:2Exod.16.29.W2TAB

כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮

kiyehovah

“for the LORD”

Transliteration: ki-ye-ho-VAH
Extended: kee-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA: /kiː.jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English: for the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

כִּֽ + י + יְה + וָה֮

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ki + ye + ho + vah

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kiyehovah

Alphabet Analysis

	Kaf	k with dagesh; kh without
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Yod	y as in yes; marks long ī
	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
ki-ye-ho-VAH
clause
re-U ki-ye-ho-VAH na-TAN la-KHEM ha-sha-BAT al-KEN HU no-TEN la-KHEM ba-YOM ha-shi-SHEE LE-khem yo-MA-yim
sentence
re-U ki-ye-ho-VAH na-TAN la-KHEM ha-sha-BAT al-KEN HU no-TEN la-KHEM ba-YOM ha-shi-SHEE LE-khem yo-MA-yim she-VOO EESH takh-TAAV al-ye-TSE EESH mim-me-ko-MO ba-YOM ha-she-vi-EE

Exegesis

The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ leads into a causal clause explaining that YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} has given you the Sabbath, emphasizing it as a divine gift.

Root and etymology

h-y-hHeh–Yod–Heh

“to be, to exist”

In context — Exodus 16:29

See, because the LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain, each person, in his place; do not let any person go out from his place on the seventh day.

About this coordinate

Exodus 16:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:29, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־יְהוָה֮ (kiyehovah) 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.16.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.29.W2.S1) and character.

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