Genesis 15:2:4Gen.15.2.W4TAB
יֱהוִה֙
yehovah
“GOD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-VAAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- GOD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer av-RAM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ma-ti-TEN-li ve-a-no-KHI ho-LEKH a-ri-RI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH ma-ti-TEN-li ve-a-no-KHI ho-LEKH a-ri-RI u-ven-ME-shek BEI-ti HU da-ME-sek e-li-E-zer
Exegesis
The compound title Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִה | ʾă-ḏō-nāy yĕ-hō-wih} in the vocative highlights covenantal authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, “Lord GOD , what will You give me, since I continue to go childless , and the heir of my household is Eliezer of Damascus?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 15:2, so the Hebrew word יֱהוִה֙ (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 Gen.15.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.2.W4.S1) and character.