Numbers 16:23:2Num.16.23.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
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh le-MOR
Exegesis
The placement of the divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | yə-hō-wāh} before the indirect object highlights divine initiative.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheth-vav-heth
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 16:23
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 16:23, 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.16.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.23.W2.S1) and character.