Numbers 18:20:2Num.18.20.W2TAB

יְהוָ֜ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֜ה
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. phraseyour reading level

    va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON be-ar-TSAM LO tin-KHAL ve-HE-lek lo-yi-hye le-KHA be-to-KHAM

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH el-a-ha-RON be-ar-TSAM LO tin-KHAL ve-HE-lek lo-yi-hye le-KHA be-to-KHAM a-NI khel-ke-KHA ve-na-cha-lat-KHA be-TOKH be-NEI yis-ra-EL

Root and etymology

h-y-hheth-yod-heth

to be, to exist

In contextNumbers 18:20

And the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land nor any portion among them; I am your inheritance among the sons of Israel.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 18:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 18:20, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֜ה (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.18.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.20.W2.S1) and character.