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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    u-mar-EH ke-VOD Ye-ho-VAH ke-ESH o-KHE-let be-ROSH ha-HAR

  4. 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 contextExodus 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.