Numbers 16:5:6Num.16.5.W6TAB
וְיֹדַע יְהוָה
veyoda yehovah
“and the LORD will make known”
- Transliteration
- ve-yo-DA Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- veh-yoh-DAA Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vəjoˈdaː jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the LORD will make known
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
ve-yo-DA Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
BO-ker ve-yo-DA Ye-ho-VAH ET-a-SHER-lo ve-ET-ha-ka-DOSH ve-hik-RIV e-LAV ve-ET a-SHER yiv-KHAR-BO yak-RIV-e-LAV e-LAV
Exegesis
The imperfect wə-yōḏaʿ {וְיֹדַ֨ע | wə-yō-ḏaʿ} with YHWH {יְהוָ֧ה | Yə-hō-wāh} forms a future declaration.
Root and etymology
y-d-ʿyod-dalet-ayin
“to know, reveal”
In context — Numbers 16:5
And he spoke to Korah and to all his congregation, saying, “In the morning the LORD will make known who belongs to Him and who is the holy one , and He will bring that person near to Himself; and whomever He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 16:5, so the Hebrew word וְיֹדַע יְהוָה (veyoda 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.16.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.5.W6.S1) and character.