Proverbs 3:12:5Prov.3.12.W5TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
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
KI ET a-SHER ye-e-HAV ye-ho-VAH yo-KHI-akh
- sentence
KI ET a-SHER ye-e-HAV ye-ho-VAH yo-KHI-akh u-khe-AV ET-BEN yir-TSE
Root and etymology
Roothe–yod–he
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 3:12
For the LORD reproves the one He loves, as a father does the son he delights in.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.3.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.12.W5.S1) and character.