Genesis 39:3:4Gen.39.3.W4TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YAR a-do-NAV KI Ye-ho-VAH it-TO
- sentence
va-YAR a-do-NAV KI Ye-ho-VAH it-TO ve-KHOL a-sher-HU o-SE Ye-ho-VAH mats-LI-akh be-ya-DO
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘that’ introduces the content clause describing what was perceived: that YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’ was with him, indicating divine presence alongside Joseph.
This is followed by YHWH matsliach {יְהוָה מַצְלִיחַ | Yə-hō-wāh maṣlîaḥ}, where the Hiphil participle highlights continuous divine causation of success.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Genesis 39:3
And his master observed that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD caused everything he did to succeed in his hand.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 39:3, 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.39.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.3.W4.S1) and character.