Genesis 19:16:10Gen.19.16.W10TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jə.hoˈvaː/
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
be-khem-LAT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-mah-MAH va-ya-kha-ZI-ku ha-a-na-SHIM be-ya-DO u-ve-yad-ish-TO u-ve-YAD she-TEI ve-no-TAV be-khem-LAT Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV
- sentence
va-yit-mah-MAH va-ya-kha-ZI-ku ha-a-na-SHIM be-ya-DO u-ve-yad-ish-TO u-ve-YAD she-TEI ve-no-TAV be-khem-LAT Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV va-yo-tsi-U-hu va-ya-ni-KHU-hu mi-KHUTS la-IR
Exegesis
The construct phrase bechemlat YHWH alav {בְּחֶמְלַ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו | bə-ḥem-laṯ Yə-hō-wāh ʿālāyw} “in the compassion of the LORD upon him” anchors the narrative in divine mercy as the motive for the angels’ forceful deliverance.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — Genesis 19:16
As he hesitated, the men seized his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters in the compassion of the LORD toward him. Then they brought him out and set him down outside the city.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 19:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.19.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.16.W10.S1) and character.