Numbers 15:25:17Num.15.25.W17TAB

יְהוָ֖ה

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

Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

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

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ki-she-ga-GAH hu ve-HEM he-vi-U et-kar-ba-NAM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH ve-khat-ta-TAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-shig-ga-TAM

  4. sentence

    ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN al-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-nis-LAKH la-HEM ki-she-ga-GAH hu ve-HEM he-vi-U et-kar-ba-NAM ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH ve-khat-ta-TAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH al-shig-ga-TAM

Exegesis

The coordinated clause heviu et-korbanam isheh la-YHWH ve-chatatam lifnei YHWH {הֵבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־קָרְבָּנָ֜ם אִשֶּׁ֣ה לַֽיהוָ֗ה וְחַטָּאתָ֛ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה | he-wîʾū ʾet-qā-rə-bā-nām ʾîš-šêh lă-yəhō-wāh wə-ḥaṭ-ṭā-ʾā-tām li-phnê yə-hō-wāh} ‘they have brought their offering—a fire offering to the LORD and their sin offering before the LORD’ presents parallel sacrificial acts.

Root and etymology

h-w-hh-w-h

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 15:25

And the priest will make atonement for all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and it will be forgiven to them, for it was an unintentional error , and they have presented their offerings—a fire offering to the LORD —and their sin offering before the LORD for their error.

About this coordinate

Numbers 15:25:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Numbers 15:25, 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.15.25.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.25.W17.S1) and character.