Numbers 22:32:4Num.22.32.W4TAB
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-yo-MER e-LAV mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH al-MAH hi-KI-ta et-a-to-NKHA ze sha-LOSH re-ga-LIM
- sentence
va-yo-MER e-LAV mal-AKH Ye-ho-VAH al-MAH hi-KI-ta et-a-to-NKHA ze sha-LOSH re-ga-LIM hi-NEH a-no-KHI ya-TSA-ti le-sa-TAN ki-ya-RAT ha-DE-rekh le-neg-DI
Exegesis
The construct chain malʾakh YHWH {מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֔ה | malʾā́kh Yəhṓwāh} ‘angel of the LORD’ emphasizes the divine origin of the messenger.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — Numbers 22:32
The angel of the LORD said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary because the way has become perverse before me.”
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 22:32, 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.22.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.32.W4.S1) and character.