Proverbs 16:5:2Prov.16.5.W2TAB
יְ֭הוָה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-VAA
- 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-VA-at ye-ho-VAH kal-ge-VAH-LEV
- sentence
to-a-VA-at ye-ho-VAH kal-ge-VAH-LEV YAD le-YAD LO yi-NA-ke
Exegesis
The verse opens with toavah {תּוֹעֲבַה | tô‛ă-vah} ‘abomination’ as a predicate nominal, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} implied as the subject of divine assessment.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 16:5
The LORD treats every proud heart as detestable; though hands join together, he will not be cleared.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:5, 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.16.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.5.W2.S1) and character.