Numbers 10:13:4Num.10.13.W4TAB

יְהוָ֖ה

yehovah

LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
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

    al-PI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh

  4. sentence

    va-yis-U ba-ri-sho-NAH al-PI Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh

Exegesis

The construct phrase ʿal-pî Yəhôwāh {עַל־פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה | ʿal-pî Yəhôwāh} ‘by the mouth of the LORD’ functions idiomatically for divine command, emphasizing God’s authoritative guidance.

Root and etymology

RootHe-Waw-He

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 10:13

And they set out for the first time at the command of the LORD , by the hand of Moses .

About this coordinate

Numbers 10:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 10:13, 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 Num.10.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.10.13.W4.S1) and character.