Numbers 15:28:8Num.15.28.W8TAB

יְהוָ֑ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֑ה
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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN al-ha-NE-fesh ha-sho-GE-get be-khet-AH bish-ga-GAH lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    ve-ki-PER ha-ko-HEN al-ha-NE-fesh ha-sho-GE-get be-khet-AH bish-ga-GAH lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-ka-PER a-LAV ve-nis-LAKH LO

Exegesis

This structure moves from human mediation to divine response, highlighting relational atonement before YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhô-wāh}.

Root and etymology

h-w-hh-w-h

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 15:28

And the priest shall make atonement for the person who sinned unintentionally, by sinning in error before the LORD , to make atonement for him, and he shall be forgiven .

About this coordinate

Numbers 15:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 15:28, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.15.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.28.W8.S1) and character.