Exodus 16:4:2Exod.16.4.W2TAB
יְהוָה֙
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-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHE hin-NEE mam-TIR la-KHEM LE-khem min-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ya-TSA ha-AM ve-lak-TU de-var-YOM be-yo-MO le-MA-an a-nas-SE-nu ha-ye-LEKH be-to-ra-TI im-LO
Root and etymology
h-y-hHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 16:4
Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I will shower bread from the heavens for you. Each day the people must go out and gather their portion, so that I may test them whether they will walk in My instruction or not.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 16:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.16.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.4.W2.S1) and character.