Numbers 15:30:7Num.15.30.W7TAB
אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה
etyehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- eet-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /u.min.hagˈgeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ha-NE-fesh a-SHER-ta-a-SEH be-YAD ra-MAH min-ha-ez-RAKH u-min-ha-GER et-ye-ho-VAH HU me-gad-DEF
- sentence
ve-ha-NE-fesh a-SHER-ta-a-SEH be-YAD ra-MAH min-ha-ez-RAKH u-min-ha-GER et-ye-ho-VAH HU me-gad-DEF ve-nikh-re-TA ha-NE-fesh ha-HU mi-KE-rev am-MAH
Exegesis
The direct object et-YHWH {אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה | ʾet-yə-hō-wāh} frames YHWH as the target of megaddef {מְגַדֵּ֑ף | me-ḡad-def} ‘blasphemes’, the main predicate.
Root and etymology
h-w-hh-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 15:30
But the person who acts with a high hand, whether native-born or a foreigner, blasphemes the LORD and shall be cut off from the midst of their people.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 15:30, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה (etyehovah) 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.15.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.30.W7.S1) and character.