Numbers 13:3:7Num.13.3.W7TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yish-LAKH o-TAM mo-SHEH mi-mid-BAR pa-a-RAN al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH o-TAM mo-SHEH mi-mid-BAR pa-a-RAN al-PI Ye-ho-VAH ku-LAM a-na-SHIM ra-shei be-nei-yis-ra-EL he-MAH
Exegesis
The phrase al-pi YHWH {עַל־פִּי יְהוָה | al-pī yə-hō-wāh} functions as a genitive construct expressing divine authorization and causal relation.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh-yod-heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Numbers 13:3
And Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran by the command of the LORD ; all of them were men, leaders of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 13:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.13.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.3.W7.S1) and character.