Numbers 11:2:6Num.11.2.W6TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- el-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔel.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-pal-LEL MO-sheh el-ye-ho-VAH va-tish-KA ha-ESH
- sentence
va-yits-AK ha-AM el-MO-sheh va-yit-pal-LEL MO-sheh el-ye-ho-VAH va-tish-KA ha-ESH
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 11:2
And the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the LORD , and the fire subsided.
About this coordinate
Numbers 11:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 11:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה (elyehovah) 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.11.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.11.2.W6.S1) and character.