Proverbs 15:11:4Prov.15.11.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
she-OL va-a-vad-DON NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
she-OL va-a-vad-DON NE-ged Ye-ho-VAH AF ki-lib-BOT be-NE-a-DAM
Exegesis
The preposition neged {נֶ֣גֶד | ne-ged} ‘before’ establishes spatial proximity to YHWH {יְהוָ֑ה | yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’.
In context — Proverbs 15:11
Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD ; how much more the hearts of the children of men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:11, 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.15.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.11.W4.S1) and character.