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

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-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 contextNumbers 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.