Genesis 19:27:8Gen.19.27.W8TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
el-ha-ma-KOM a-sher-A-mad SHAM et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yash-KEM av-ra-HAM ba-BO-ker el-ha-ma-KOM a-sher-A-mad SHAM et-pe-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Finally, et-p'nei YHWH {אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה | ʾeṯ-pə-nê Yə-hō-wāh} conveys the Hebrew idiom ‘stood in the presence of the LORD,’ combining the direct object marker with the construct ‘face of YHWH’ to emphasize intimate proximity during prayer.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — Genesis 19:27
Abraham rose early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood in the presence of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 19:27, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.19.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.27.W8.S1) and character.