Numbers 27:16:2Num.27.16.W2TAB
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
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR
- sentence
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI ha-ru-KHOT le-KHOL-ba-SAR ISH al-ha-e-DAH
Exegesis
It is followed by the divine subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} and the construct chain Elohei haruchot {אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחֹ֖ת | ʾĕ-lō-hê hā-rû-chōt} “God of the spirits,” expressing possession and oversight.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh-yod-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 27:16
May the LORD God of the spirits of all flesh appoint a man over the congregation.
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 27:16, 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.27.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.16.W2.S1) and character.