Joshua 14:2:5Josh.14.2.W5TAB

יְהוָה֙

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָה֙
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh le-tish-AT ha-mat-TOT va-kha-TSI ha-mat-TEH

  4. sentence

    be-go-RAL na-kha-la-TAM ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh le-tish-AT ha-mat-TOT va-kha-TSI ha-mat-TEH

Exegesis

In the clause introduced by kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka-ʾă-šer} 'just as,' the verb tzivvah {צִוָּ֤ה | ṣîvvāh} 'he commanded' in Piel perfect conveys a completed divine decree by YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yəhōvâh}.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be

In contextJoshua 14:2

Their inheritance was apportioned by lot, just as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes and the half-tribe .

About this coordinate

Joshua 14:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 14:2, 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 Josh.14.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.2.W5.S1) and character.