Numbers 22:27:4Num.22.27.W4TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
yehovah
“of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the 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-AKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-TE-re ha-a-TON ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH va-tir-BATS TA-khat bil-AM
- sentence
va-TE-re ha-a-TON ET-mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH va-tir-BATS TA-khat bil-AM va-yi-KHAR-AF bil-AM va-YAKH ET-ha-a-TON ba-ma-KEL
Exegesis
The subject haaton {הָֽאָתוֹן | hā-ʾā-tōn} ‘the donkey’ takes et {אֶת־ | ʾet} to introduce the direct object malakh YHWH {מַלְאַךְ יְהוָ֔ה | malʾāḵ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the angel of the LORD’, with a noun-noun genitive construct signifying divine authority.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — Numbers 22:27
And the donkey saw the angel of the LORD , and she lay down under Balaam; then Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with the staff.
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 22:27, 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.22.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.27.W4.S1) and character.