Numbers 16:35:4Num.16.35.W4TAB
יְהוָה
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
u-ESH yats-A me-ET Ye-ho-VAH va-to-KHAL ET ha-kha-mi-SHIM u-ma-ta-YIM
- sentence
u-ESH yats-A me-ET Ye-ho-VAH va-to-KHAL ET ha-kha-mi-SHIM u-ma-ta-YIM EESH mak-ri-VEI hak-to-RET
Exegesis
The Qal perfect yatsa’ah {יָצְאָה | yāṣəʾāh} ‘went out’ serves as the main verb, with the prepositional phrase me’et YHWH {מֵאֵת יְהוָה | mêʾêṯ Yəhōwâh} indicating divine agency.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 16:35
And fire went out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 16:35, 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.16.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.35.W4.S1) and character.