Numbers 14:42:4Num.14.42.W4TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
EIN Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
al-TA-a-lu ki EIN Ye-ho-VAH be-kir-be-KHEM
- sentence
al-TA-a-lu ki EIN Ye-ho-VAH be-kir-be-KHEM ve-LO ti-na-GFU lif-NEI oi-ve-KHEM
Exegesis
This is followed by the causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ and the existential ein {אֵ֥ן | ʾên} ‘there is not’ linking YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ with the locative beqirbekhem {בְּקִרְבְּכֶם | bə-qir-bə-khem} ‘among you’.
Root and etymology
Rootheh-waw-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 14:42
Do not go up, because the LORD is not among you , lest you be struck down before your enemies.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:42:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 14:42, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.14.42.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.42.W4.S1) and character.