Numbers 20:16:2Num.20.16.W2TAB
אֶל־יְהוָה֙
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- el-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-nits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-nits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA ko-LE-nu va-yish-LAKH mal-AKH va-yo-tsi-E-nu mi-mits-RA-yim
- sentence
va-nits-AK el-ye-ho-VAH va-yish-MA ko-LE-nu va-yish-LAKH mal-AKH va-yo-tsi-E-nu mi-mits-RA-yim ve-hi-NEH a-NAKH-nu be-ka-DESH IR ke-TSEH ge-vu-LE-kha
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be; to exist”
In context — Numbers 20:16
When we cried out to the LORD , He heard our voice and sent a messenger to bring us out of Egypt. Now we stand in Kadesh, a city at the edge of Your border.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 20:16, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָה֙ (elyehovah) 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.20.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.16.W2.S1) and character.