Numbers 15:17:2Num.15.17.W2TAB
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
Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
↓
ye + ho + vah
↓
yehovah
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH le-MOR
Exegesis
The divine name yĕhōwāh {יְהוָ֖ה | yĕhōwāh} ‘LORD’ establishes authoritative address.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 15:17
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 15:17, 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.15.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.17.W2.S1) and character.