Exodus 20:11:14Exod.20.11.W14TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- 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
be-RAKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
al-KEN be-RAKH Ye-ho-VAH et-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ye-kad-SHE-hu
- sentence
KI sheh-shet-yah-MIM a-SA Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-sha-MA-yim veh-et-ha-A-rets et-ha-YAM veh-et-kol-a-sher-BAM va-ya-NAKH ba-YOM hash-vee-EE al-KEN be-RAKH Ye-ho-VAH et-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ye-kad-SHE-hu
Root and etymology
h-y-hhe-yod-he
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 20:11
For in six days the LORD created the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is within them, and He rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Exodus 20:11, 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.20.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.11.W14.S1) and character.