Proverbs 20:12:5Prov.20.12.W5TAB
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
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
Ye-ho-VAH a-SA gam-she-ne-HEM
- sentence
O-zen SHO-ma-at ve-A-yin ro-AH Ye-ho-VAH a-SA gam-she-ne-HEM
Exegesis
YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə·hō·wāh} precedes the verb asah {עָשָׂה | ʿā·sāh}, marking divine agency.
Root and etymology
h-y-hhe–yod–he
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the LORD made them both .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:12, so the Hebrew word יְ֝הוָ֗ה (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.20.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.12.W5.S1) and character.