Numbers 16:3:11Num.16.3.W11TAB

יְהוָה

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 + וָה
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. sentence

    va-yi-ka-ha-LU al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON va-yo-me-RU a-le-HEM rav-la-KHEM ki-kol-ha-e-DAH ku-LAM ke-do-SHIM u-ve-to-KHAM Ye-ho-VAH u-mad-DU-a tit-na-SE-u al-ke-HAL Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The clause u-vetokham YHWH {וּבְתוֹכָ֖ם יְהוָה | ū-bə-tōḵām Yəhōwāh} underscores God’s presence within the group.

Root and etymology

Rootheh-vav-heh

to be, to exist

In contextNumbers 16:3

And they assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and they said to them, “It is too much for you! For all the assembly, all of them, are holy, and in their midst is the LORD . Why then do you exalt yourselves over the LORD’s assembly ?”

About this coordinate

Numbers 16:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Numbers 16:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה (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.16.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.3.W11.S1) and character.