Numbers 20:6:12Num.20.6.W12TAB
כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה
kevodyehovah
“the glory of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ke-VOD-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- keh-VOHD-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /kəˈvoːd.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the glory of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| 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
ke-VOD-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-RA ke-VOD-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-RA ke-VOD-ye-ho-VAH a-lei-HEM
- sentence
va-ya-VO mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON mip-NEI ha-ka-HAL el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED va-yip-LU al-pe-NEI-hem va-ye-RA ke-VOD-ye-ho-VAH a-lei-HEM
Exegesis
Finally, vayeira kevod-YHWH aleihem {וַיֵּרָ֥א כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם | way-yērāʾ ke-vōd Yə-hō-wāh ’ă-lê-hem} ‘and the glory of the LORD appeared to them’ signals the theophanic climax through a Nifal imperfect verb.
Root and etymology
כ־ב־ד
“honor; weight”
In context — Numbers 20:6
And Moses and Aaron came out from the presence of the assembly to the entrance of the tent of meeting, and they fell upon their faces, and the glory of the LORD appeared to them.
About this coordinate
Numbers 20:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Numbers 20:6, so the Hebrew word כְבוֹד־יְהוָ֖ה (kevodyehovah) 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.20.6.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.20.6.W12.S1) and character.