Exodus 18:11:4Exod.18.11.W4TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-ga-DOL Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-TAH ya-da-TEE ki-ga-DOL Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
a-TAH ya-da-TEE ki-ga-DOL Ye-ho-VAH mi-KOL-ha-e-lo-HIM KI ba-DA-var a-SHER za-DU a-lei-HEM
Exegesis
The first ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the content clause gadol YHWH mikol haelohim {גָדוֹל יְהוָה מִכָּל־הָאֱלֹהִים | gā-ḏôl Yə-hō-wāh mi-kol hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm}, where the adjective gadol precedes the divine name to emphasize greatness; the comparative min in mikol marks a comparison with all gods.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all the gods, because in the very matter in which they acted arrogantly against them, He proved Himself above them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 18:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 18:11, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.18.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.18.11.W4.S1) and character.