Proverbs 14:2:4Prov.14.2.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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ho-LEKH be-ya-SHRO ye-RE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ho-LEKH be-ya-SHRO ye-RE ye-ho-VAH u-ne-LOZ de-ra-KHAV bo-ZE-hu
Exegesis
It opens with holekh beyashro {הוֹלֵךְ בְּיָשְׁרוֹ | hô-lēḵ bə-yā-šer} ‘one walking in integrity,’ serving as the subject, followed by the predicate yarei YHWH {יְרֵא יְהוָה | yə-rēʾ Yəhōwāh} ‘fears the LORD.’
In context — Proverbs 14:2
Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD , but whoever is crooked in his ways despises Him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:2, 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.14.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.2.W4.S1) and character.