Exodus 17:16:4Exod.17.16.W4TAB
יָ֔הּ
yah
“Yah”
- Transliteration
- YAH
- Extended
- YAAH
- IPA
- /ˈjaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- Yah
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
YAH
- phraseyour reading level
al-KES YAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ki-YAD al-KES YAH mil-kha-MA la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-ma-LEK
- sentence
va-YO-mer ki-YAD al-KES YAH mil-kha-MA la-ye-ho-VAH ba-a-ma-LEK mid-DOR DOR
Exegesis
The nominal clause “hand upon the throne of Yah” employs kes {כֵּ֣ס | kêś} “throne seat” in construct with yāh {יָ֔הּ | yāh} to convey divine sovereignty.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 17:16
And he said, “A hand is upon the throne of Yah ; the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 17:16, so the Hebrew word יָ֔הּ (yah) 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.17.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.16.W4.S1) and character.