Proverbs 15:29:2Prov.15.29.W2TAB
יְ֭הוָה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ra-KHOK ye-ho-VAH me-re-sha-IM
- sentence
ra-KHOK ye-ho-VAH me-re-sha-IM u-te-fi-LAT tsa-di-KIM yish-ma
Exegesis
The verse exhibits antithetical parallelism, beginning with the adjective rachoq {רָח֣וֹק | rāḥōq} in pre-verbal position for emphasis, followed by the subject YHWH {יְ֭הוָה | Yəhōwāh}.
In context — Proverbs 15:29
The LORD keeps Himself distant from the wicked, but He listens to the prayer of the righteous .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:29, so the Hebrew word יְ֭הוָה (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.15.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.29.W2.S1) and character.