Genesis 16:13:2Gen.16.13.W2TAB
שֵׁם־יְהוָה֙
shemyehovah
“the name of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- shem-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- shehm-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʃeːm.jə.ho.ˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the name of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
shem-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-tik-RA shem-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-tik-RA shem-ye-ho-VAH ha-do-VER e-le-HA a-TA EL ro-I
- sentence
va-tik-RA shem-ye-ho-VAH ha-do-VER e-le-HA a-TA EL ro-I KI am-RA ha-GAM ha-LOM ra-I-ti a-kha-RE ro-I
Exegesis
The construct phrase shem YHWH {שֵׁם־יְהוָה | šēm Yə-hō-wāh} ‘name of the LORD’ introduces a theophoric title.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Genesis 16:13
So she called the name of the LORD who was speaking to her, “You are God who sees me,” for she said, “Have I even here seen after the One who sees me?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 16:13, so the Hebrew word שֵׁם־יְהוָה֙ (shemyehovah) 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.16.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.13.W2.S1) and character.