Exodus 17:4:3Exod.17.4.W3TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jə.ho.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
el-ye-ho-VAH leh-eh-MOR
- clause
va-yits-AK mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH leh-eh-MOR MA e-eh-SEH la-AM ha-ZEH
- sentence
va-yits-AK mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH leh-eh-MOR MA e-eh-SEH la-AM ha-ZEH OD me-AT u-se-ka-lu-NI
Exegesis
The preposition el YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָה | ’el–Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ identifies the direct addressee.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 17:4
Moses cried out to the LORD , “What should I do for this people? They are nearly ready to stone me.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 17:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה (elyehovah) 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.17.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.4.W3.S1) and character.