Numbers 22:25:4Num.22.25.W4TAB
יְהוָ֗ה
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
et-mal-ACH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-te-RE ha-a-TON et-mal-ACH Ye-ho-VAH va-til-la-KHETS el-ha-KIR va-til-KHATS et-RE-gel bil-AM el-ha-KIR
- sentence
va-te-RE ha-a-TON et-mal-ACH Ye-ho-VAH va-til-la-KHETS el-ha-KIR va-til-KHATS et-RE-gel bil-AM el-ha-KIR va-yo-SEF le-ha-ko-TAH
Exegesis
The subject hāʾāṯōn {הָאָתוֹן | hāʾāṯōn} ‘the donkey’ reacts to ʾet-malkāʾ Yəhôwāh {אֶת־מַלְאַךְ יְהוָה | ʾet-malkāʾ Yəhôwāh} combining the direct-object marker with the divine messenger.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — Numbers 22:25
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD , and she pressed herself against the wall, and she pressed Balaam’s foot against the wall, and he struck her again.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 22:25, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֗ה (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.22.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.25.W4.S1) and character.