Proverbs 15:8:4Prov.15.8.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
ZE-vakh re-sha-IM to-a-VAHT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ZE-vakh re-sha-IM to-a-VAHT ye-ho-VAH u-te-fi-LAHT ye-sha-RIM re-tso-NO
Exegesis
This is contrasted by the construct chain to’evat {תּוֹעֲבַת | tō-‘ă-ḇāt} YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘abomination of the LORD,’ which signals divine disapproval.
In context — Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD , but the prayer of the upright is His delight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:8, 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.15.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.8.W4.S1) and character.