Exodus 18:1:15Exod.18.1.W15TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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
ki-ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ki-ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH ET-yis-ra-EL mim-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-yish-MA yit-RO kho-HEN mid-YAN kho-TEN mo-SHEH ET kol-a-SHER a-SA e-lo-HIM le-mo-SHEH u-le-yis-ra-EL am-MO ki-ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH ET-yis-ra-EL mim-mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The causal conjunction kihotsi {כִּי־הוֹצִ֧יא | kî-hô-ṣîʾ} ‘because he brought out’ signals the transition to the defining deliverance event, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’ as the agent. The structure shifts from general divine activity under the title Elohim to personal covenant action under the name YHWH, highlighting both universal power and particular redemption in the exodus.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 18:1
And Jethro, the priest of Midian and Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had accomplished for Moses and for Israel his people—how the LORD had brought Israel out from Egypt.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Exodus 18:1, 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.18.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.1.W15.S1) and character.