Proverbs 15:9:2Prov.15.9.W2TAB
יְ֭הוָה
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
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH DE-rekh ra-SHA
- sentence
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH DE-rekh ra-SHA u-me-rad-DEF tse-da-KA ye-e-HAV
Exegesis
The verse begins with the noun toavah {תּוֹעֲבַת | ṯō-ʿă-ḇaṯ} ‘abomination’ in construct with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, creating a possessive phrase “abomination of the LORD.”
In context — Proverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD , but He loves the one who pursues righteousness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:9, 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.15.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.9.W2.S1) and character.