Exodus 7:5:4Exod.7.5.W4TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ya-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH bin-to-TI et-ya-DI al-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
ve-ya-de-U mits-RA-yim ki-a-NI Ye-ho-VAH bin-to-TI et-ya-DI al-mits-RA-yim ve-ho-tse-TI et-be-nei-yis-ra-EL mit-to-KHAM
Exegesis
Mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם | miṣ-ray-yim} serves as the subject, and the conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces the causal clause leading to self-identification of ani YHWH {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ’ănî yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Exodus 7:5
And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from their midst.
About this coordinate
Exodus 7:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 7:5, 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.7.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.7.5.W4.S1) and character.