Numbers 3:4:5Num.3.4.W5TAB
יְהוָ֡ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-MAT na-DAV va-a-vi-HU lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-MAT na-DAV va-a-vi-HU lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-hak-ri-VAM ESH za-RA lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-mid-BAR si-NAI u-va-NIM LO-ha-YU la-HEM
- sentence
va-ya-MAT na-DAV va-a-vi-HU lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-hak-ri-VAM ESH za-RA lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH be-mid-BAR si-NAI u-va-NIM LO-ha-YU la-HEM va-ye-kha-HEN el-a-ZAR ve-i-ta-MAR al-pe-NEI a-ha-RON a-vi-HEM
Exegesis
The recurrent prepositional phrase lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֡ה | lif-nê Yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the LORD’ frames the sacred presence surrounding the sacrificial act.
Root and etymology
heh–vav–hehh–w–h
“to exist”
In context — Numbers 3:4
Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they brought unauthorized fire before Him in the wilderness of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests in the presence of their father Aaron.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 3:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֡ה (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.3.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.4.W5.S1) and character.