Numbers 14:13:3Num.14.13.W3TAB

אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה

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

Result
אֶל + יְ + ה + וָ֑ה
el + ye + ho + vah
elyehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
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

    el-ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH ve-sham-U mits-RA-yim ki-he-e-li-TA be-kho-ha-KHA et-ha-AM ha-ZEH mi-keer-VO

Exegesis

The subject Mosheh precedes the prepositional address el-YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָה | ʾel-Yəhôwāh} ‘to the LORD’, highlighting the addressee.

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 14:13

And Moses said to the LORD , “The Egyptians will hear, for You have brought up this people by Your power from their midst.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 14:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:13, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה (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.14.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.13.W3.S1) and character.