Numbers 14:8:3Num.14.8.W3TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
- clause
IM-kha-FETS ba-NU Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-VI o-TA-nu el-ha-A-retz ha-ZOT u-ne-ta-NAH la-NU
- sentence
IM-kha-FETS ba-NU Ye-ho-VAH ve-he-VI o-TA-nu el-ha-A-retz ha-ZOT u-ne-ta-NAH la-NU E-retz a-SHER-HI za-VAT kha-LAV ud-VASH
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 14:8
If the LORD is pleased with us, then He will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land which is flowing with milk and honey.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 14:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.14.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.8.W3.S1) and character.