Numbers 16:42:13Num.16.42.W13TABWLC Numbers 17:7
כְּבוֹד־יְהוָֽה׃
kevodyehovah
“the glory of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ke-VOD-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- keh-VOHD-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /kəvoːd.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the glory of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
ke-VOD-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-RA ke-VOD-Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI be-hi-ka-HEL ha-e-DAH al-MO-sheh ve-al-a-ha-RON va-yif-NU el-O-HEL mo-ED ve-hi-NEH ki-sa-HU he-a-NAN va-ye-RA ke-VOD-Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The passive imperfect wayyērā {וַיֵּרָא | wayyērā} ‘and appeared’ introduces kəvôḏ YHWH {כְבוֹד יְהוָה | kəvôḏ Yəhōwāh} ‘glory of the LORD,’ culminating the theophany and preserving the Hebrew temporal-causal flow.
Root and etymology
כ־ב־ד
“honor, glory”
In context — Numbers 16:42
And it happened, as the assembly was gathering against Moses and against Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting; and behold, the cloud had covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared .
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:42:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Numbers 16:42, so the Hebrew word כְּבוֹד־יְהוָֽה׃ (kevodyehovah) 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.16.42.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.42.W13.S1) and character.