Numbers 17:9:5Num.17.9.W5TABWLC Numbers 17:24
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
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yo-TSE mo-SHEH ET-KOL-ha-ma-TOT mi-lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH el-KOL-be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-ya-REU va-yik-KHU EESH ma-TE-hu
Exegesis
The phrase milifnei YHWH {מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה | mīlappnê Yəhōwāh} ‘from before the LORD’ establishes a sacred locus, while el kol benei Yisrael {אֶל־כָּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel kol bənê yiśrāʾēl} ‘to all the sons of Israel’ frames collective participation.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh-yod-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 17:9
And Moses brought out all the staffs from before the LORD to all the sons of Israel. They saw, and each man took his staff .
About this coordinate
Numbers 17:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 17:9, 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.17.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.17.9.W5.S1) and character.