Exodus 17:1:7Exod.17.1.W7TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jə.ho.ˈvaː/
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
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yis-U kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yis-U kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-kha-NU bir-fi-DIM ve-EIN MA-yim lish-TOT ha-AM
Exegesis
The phrase ʿal-pî Yə-hō-wāh {עַל־פִּי יְהוָ֑ה | ʿal-pî Yə-hō-wāh} ‘according to the command of the LORD’ indicates divine directive.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 17:1
So the full assembly of Israel’s offspring moved out from the Wilderness of Sin in segments under the LORD’s instruction; they encamped at Rephidim, yet water was lacking for the people to drink.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 17:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.17.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.1.W7.S1) and character.