Exodus 24:17:3Exod.24.17.W3TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-mar-EH ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH ke-ESH o-KHE-let be-ROSH ha-HAR
- sentence
u-mar-EH ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH ke-ESH o-KHE-let be-ROSH ha-HAR le-ey-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Mar'eh forms a construct relationship with kavod {כְּב֣וֹד | kə-vōḏ} ‘glory’, possessed by YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | yəhōwāh} ‘LORD’.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Exodus 24:17
And the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain, in the sight of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Exodus 24:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 24:17, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.24.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.24.17.W3.S1) and character.