Malachi 2:4:12Mal.2.4.W12TAB
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 tse-va-OT
- clause
lih-hyot be-ri-TI et-LE-vi a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
vi-DA-e-tem KI shi-lakh-TI a-LE-khem ET ham-mits-VA ha-ZOT lih-hyot be-ri-TI et-LE-vi a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
ʾāmar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar} ‘says’ introduces the divine oracle, framed by the compound divine name Yəhōwāh ṣəḇāʾōṯ {יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת | Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-ʾōṯ}, emphasizing sovereign cosmic authority.
In context — Malachi 2:4
Then you will know that I have sent this commandment to you, so that My covenant may continue with Levi , says the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Malachi 2:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Malachi 2:4, 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 Mal.2.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.2.4.W12.S1) and character.