Hosea 13:4:2Hos.13.4.W2TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ve-a-NO-khi Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-a-NO-khi Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ve-e-lo-HIM zu-la-TI LO te-DA u-mo-SHI-a A-yin bil-TI
Exegesis
The compound divine name YHWH Eloheikha {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵā} serves as the subject, uniting covenant title and personal possession.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Hosea 13:4
But I am the LORD your God from the land of Egypt; you shall know no god except Me, for there is no savior besides Me.
About this coordinate
Hosea 13:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Hosea 13:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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 Hos.13.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.13.4.W2.S1) and character.