Exodus 20:22:2Exod.20.22.W2TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
The subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} precedes el-Mosheh {אֶל־מֹשֶׁה | ʾel-mō-šeh} ‘to Moses’, setting the communicative frame.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to exist, be”
In context — Exodus 20:22
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: You yourselves have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 20:22, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.20.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.22.W2.S1) and character.