Proverbs 10:29:4Prov.10.29.W4TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
- clause
ma-OZ la-TOM DE-rekh Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ma-OZ la-TOM DE-rekh Ye-ho-VAH u-me-khi-TA le-fo-a-LE A-ven
Exegesis
The focal subject derekh YHWH {דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה | de-reḵ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘way of the LORD’ appears in construct to denote divine possession.
In context — Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the blameless , but it is destruction for those who do evil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:29, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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 Prov.10.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.29.W4.S1) and character.