Numbers 23:21:7Num.23.21.W7TAB

יְהוָ֤ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֤ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV

  3. clause

    Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV im-MO u-te-RU-at ME-lekh BO

  4. sentence

    lo-hi-BIT A-ven be-ya-a-KOV ve-lo-ra-AH a-MAL be-yis-ra-EL Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAIV im-MO u-te-RU-at ME-lekh BO

Exegesis

The verbless clause YHWH Elohav {יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו | Yəhōwāh ʾĕlōhāv} functions as an equational statement realized by ʿimmo {עִמּוֹ | ʿimmō} ‘with him.’

Root and etymology

ה־י־ה

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 23:21

He has not beheld iniquity in Jacob, nor has He seen trouble in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

About this coordinate

Numbers 23:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 23:21, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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.23.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.23.21.W7.S1) and character.