Numbers 36:2:4Num.36.2.W4TAB

יְהוָ֔ה

yehovah

LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
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

    tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-yo-MRU ET-a-do-NEE tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH la-TET ET-ha-A-retz be-na-ha-LA be-go-RAL liv-NEI yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    va-yo-MRU ET-a-do-NEE tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH la-TET ET-ha-A-retz be-na-ha-LA be-go-RAL liv-NEI yis-ra-EL va-a-do-NEE tsu-VA va-ye-ho-VAH la-TET ET-na-ha-LAT tselaf-KHAD a-khi-NU liv-no-TAV

Root and etymology

h-w-hheh–waw–heh

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 36:2

And they said, “My lord, the LORD commanded you to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the sons of Israel. And my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of our brother Zelophehad to his daughters.”

About this coordinate

Numbers 36:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 36:2, 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.36.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.36.2.W4.S1) and character.