Exodus 17:15:6Exod.17.15.W6TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH nis-SEE
- clause
va-yik-RA she-MO Ye-ho-VAH nis-SEE
- sentence
va-yi-VEN mo-SHEH miz-BE-akh va-yik-RA she-MO Ye-ho-VAH nis-SEE
Exegesis
The nominal clause YHWH nissî {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh nissî} ‘the LORD is my banner’ serves both as predicate and formal title, with fronting of YHWH underscoring divine lordship in the victory context and the suffix on nissî indicating personal possession and commemorative purpose. English renders the wayyiqtol verbs as simple past (“built,” “called”) and makes the Hebrew nominal clause explicit as “The LORD is my banner” to capture its declarative force.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 17:15
Moses built an altar and named it, “The LORD is my banner .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 17:15, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.17.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.15.W6.S1) and character.