Exodus 17:7:14Exod.17.7.W14TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAAH
- 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
ha-YESH ye-ho-VAH
- clause
al-REEV be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-AL na-so-TAM et-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-YESH ye-ho-VAH be-kir-BE-nu im-A-yin
- sentence
va-yik-RA SHEM ha-ma-KOM ma-SA u-me-ri-VA al-REEV be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-AL na-so-TAM et-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-YESH ye-ho-VAH be-kir-BE-nu im-A-yin
Exegesis
The existential interrogation hayesh YHWH bekirbenu im-ayin {הֲיֵשׁ יְהוָה בְּקִרְבֵנוּ אִם־אָיִן | ḥăyēš Yə-hō-wāh bəkirbênū ʾim-ʾāyin} uses fronted hayesh and the particle im with ayin to frame a binary question that foregrounds the LORD’s presence.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the people of Israel quarreled and tested the LORD , saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Exodus 17:7, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.17.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.7.W14.S1) and character.