Genesis 18:33:2Gen.18.33.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-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER kil-LA le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-YE-lekh Ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER kil-LA le-dab-BER el-av-ra-HAM ve-av-ra-HAM SHAV lim-ko-MO
Exegesis
The explicit subject follows in the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, establishing “the LORD went.”
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Genesis 18:33
Then the LORD went on from there when He finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:33:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:33, 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.18.33.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.33.W2.S1) and character.