Numbers 3:41:5Num.3.41.W5TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-hal-le-vi-YIM li a-NI Ye-ho-VAH TA-khat kol-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH-ta et-hal-le-vi-YIM li a-NI Ye-ho-VAH TA-khat kol-be-KHOR biv-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-ET be-he-MAT hal-le-vi-YIM TA-khat kol-be-KHOR be-ve-he-MAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase li {לִי֙ | lī} ‘for me’ is reinforced by ani {אֲנִ֣י | ʾănî} ‘I’ and the divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD,’ expressing divine ownership.
Root and etymology
heh–vav–hehh–w–h
“to exist”
In context — Numbers 3:41
You shall take the Levites for Me, I the LORD , instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 3:41:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 3:41, 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.3.41.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.3.41.W5.S1) and character.