Proverbs 3:5:2Prov.3.5.W2TAB
אֶל־יְ֭הוָה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
be-TAKH el-ye-ho-VAH be-khol-li-BE-kha
- sentence
be-TAKH el-ye-ho-VAH be-khol-li-BE-kha ve-el-bi-NA-tekha al-tish-SHA-en
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative betach {בְּטַ֣ח | bĕ-ṭaḥ} ‘trust’, followed by the preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} introducing the direct object YHWH {יְ֭הוָה | Yəhôwāh}.
The conjunction ve {וְ | wə} begins a parallel negative clause where the prohibitive particle al {אַל־ | ʾal} precedes the imperfect verb tisha’en {תִּשָּׁעֵֽן | tiššā-ʿên} ‘lean’, forming a direct prohibition.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“be; exist”
In context — Proverbs 3:5
Place your trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:5, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְ֭הוָה (elyehovah) 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.3.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.5.W2.S1) and character.