Numbers 23:12:7Num.23.12.W7TAB
יְהוָה֙
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 a-SHER ya-SIM Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ha-LO ET a-SHER ya-SIM Ye-ho-VAH be-FI o-TO esh-MOR le-da-BER
- sentence
va-YA-an va-yo-MAR ha-LO ET a-SHER ya-SIM Ye-ho-VAH be-FI o-TO esh-MOR le-da-BER
Exegesis
The relative clause ’ăšer yāśîm YHWH bĕ-pî {אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֤ם יְהוָה֙ בְּפִ֔י} ‘that the LORD puts in my mouth’ foregrounds divine agency in prophetic speech.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh-yod-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 23:12
And he answered and said, “Is it not what the LORD puts in my mouth that I must guard faithfully to speak?”
About this coordinate
Numbers 23:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 23:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.23.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.12.W7.S1) and character.