Proverbs 19:17:2Prov.19.17.W2TAB
יְ֭הוָה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
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
mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL
- sentence
mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL u-ge-mu-LO ye-shal-LEM-lo
Exegesis
The following divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} is fronted to highlight God’s central role.
In context — Proverbs 19:17
One who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD , and He will repay him with recompense .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:17, 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.19.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.17.W2.S1) and character.