Numbers 14:11:2Num.14.11.W2TAB

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

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ad-A-na ye-na-a-TSU-ni ha-AM ha-ZEH

  4. sentence

    va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ad-A-na ye-na-a-TSU-ni ha-AM ha-ZEH ve-ad-A-na lo-ya-a-MI-nu BI be-KHOL ha-o-TOT a-SHER a-SI-ti be-kir-BO

Exegesis

The verse opens with the vav-consecutive vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | va-yo-MER} marking a divine speech introduction, followed by the subject YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yə-hō-WĀH}.

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 14:11

And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people despise Me ? And how long will they not believe in Me in all the signs that I have done among them?”

About this coordinate

Numbers 14:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 14:11, 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 Num.14.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.11.W2.S1) and character.