Genesis 18:26:2Gen.18.26.W2TAB
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
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH im-em-TSA vis-DOM kha-mi-SHIM tsa-di-KIM be-TOKH ha-IR
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH im-em-TSA vis-DOM kha-mi-SHIM tsa-di-KIM be-TOKH ha-IR ve-na-SA-ti le-khol-ha-ma-KOM ba-a-vu-RAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the wayyiqtol form vayyomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way-yō-mer} “and He said,” advancing the narrative and introducing direct speech by YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Genesis 18:26
And the LORD said, “If I find fifty righteous in Sodom, within the city itself, then I will spare the entire place for their sake.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:26, 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 Gen.18.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.26.W2.S1) and character.