Numbers 20:12:2Num.20.12.W2TAB
יְהוָה֮
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON YA-an lo-he-e-man-TEM BI le-hak-di-SHE-ni le-ey-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON YA-an lo-he-e-man-TEM BI le-hak-di-SHE-ni le-ey-NEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL la-KHEN LO ta-vi-U et-ha-ka-HAL ha-ZEH el-ha-A-retz a-sher-na-ta-TI la-HEM
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be; to exist”
In context — Numbers 20:12
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Since you did not trust Me to sanctify Me before the eyes of the sons of Israel, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them."
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 20:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֮ (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.20.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.12.W2.S1) and character.