Numbers 14:16:3Num.14.16.W3TAB
יְהוָ֗ה
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
ye-KHO-let Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
mi-bil-TI ye-KHO-let Ye-ho-VAH le-ha-VI ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-nish-BA la-HEM
- sentence
mi-bil-TI ye-KHO-let Ye-ho-VAH le-ha-VI ET-ha-AM ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-SHER-nish-BA la-HEM va-yish-kha-TEM ba-mid-BAR
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 14:16
Because of the lack of ability of the LORD to bring this people into the land that He swore to them, He slaughtered them in the wilderness.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֗ה (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.14.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.16.W3.S1) and character.