Numbers 25:16:2Num.25.16.W2TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH le-MOR
Exegesis
The subject is specified by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, emphasizing God’s agency.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Numbers 25:16
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying .
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 25:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.25.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.16.W2.S1) and character.