Exodus 19:22:4Exod.19.22.W4TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- el-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔel.jəhoˈvaː/
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
ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH yit-ka-DA-shu
- sentence
ve-GAM ha-ko-ha-NIM ha-ni-ga-SHIM el-ye-ho-VAH yit-ka-DA-shu pen-yif-ROTS ba-HEM ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾel YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָה | ʾel-Yə-hō-wāh} marks movement toward God.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 19:22
The priests also, who approach the LORD , must consecrate themselves , so that the LORD does not break out against them.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:22, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה (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.19.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.22.W4.S1) and character.