Genesis 39:21:2Gen.39.21.W2TAB
יְהוָה֙
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
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-HI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-YET e-LAV KHA-sed
- sentence
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH et-yo-SEF va-YET e-LAV KHA-sed va-yi-TEN khin-NO be-ei-NEI SAR beit-ha-so-HAR
Exegesis
It immediately names the subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’ followed by the comitative expression et Yosef {אֶת־יוֹסֵף | ʾeṯ-yô-sēf} ‘with Joseph’, conveying divine presence.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Genesis 39:21
But the LORD was with Joseph, and He extended kindness toward him and gave him favor in the eyes of the chief of the prison.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 39:21, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.39.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.21.W2.S1) and character.