Exodus 22:11:2Exod.22.11.W2TABWLC Exodus 22:10
יְהוָ֗ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAAH
- 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
she-vu-AT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
she-vu-AT Ye-ho-VAH tih-YEH BEIN she-nei-HEM im-LO sha-LAKH ya-DO bim-le-KHET reh-EH-hoo
- sentence
she-vu-AT Ye-ho-VAH tih-YEH BEIN she-nei-HEM im-LO sha-LAKH ya-DO bim-le-KHET reh-EH-hoo ve-la-KAKH be-a-LAV ve-LO ye-sha-LEM
Exegesis
The clause begins with the noun shevuat {שְׁבֻעַת | šəvûʿāṯ} ‘oath of’ modifying YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD,’ marking a formal divine oath.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Exodus 22:11
The oath of the LORD shall be between the two of them: if he has not stretched out his hand in the property of his companion, then its owner shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 22:11, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֗ה (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.22.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.11.W2.S1) and character.