Proverbs 16:9:5Prov.16.9.W5TAB
וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה
vayehovah
“but the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH ya-KHIN tsa-a-DO
- sentence
LEV a-DAM ye-kha-SHEV dar-KO va-ye-ho-VAH ya-KHIN tsa-a-DO
Exegesis
The prefixed vav in va-YHWH {וַיְהוָה | wə-hō-wāh} signals an adversative clause introduced by “but.”
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 16:9
The heart of a man plans his way, but the LORD makes his steps firm.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:9, so the Hebrew word וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה (vayehovah) 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.16.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.9.W5.S1) and character.