Numbers 22:24:3Num.22.24.W3TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH be-mish-OL ha-ke-ra-MIM
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH be-mish-OL ha-ke-ra-MIM ga-DER mi-ze ve-ga-DER mi-ze
Exegesis
The construct chain malʼâkh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | malʼâkh YHWH} ‘angel of the LORD’ identifies the divine envoy.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — Numbers 22:24
And the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, a wall on this side and a wall on that side.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 22:24, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.22.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.24.W3.S1) and character.