Proverbs 3:7:5Prov.3.7.W5TAB
אֶת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה
etyehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- eht-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH ve-SUR me-RA
- sentence
AL-te-HI kha-KHAM be-E-ne-KHA ye-RA et-ye-ho-VAH ve-SUR me-RA
Exegesis
The coordinated imperatives yera {יְרָא | yərāʾ} ‘fear’ and ve-sur {וְסוּר | wə-sûr} ‘turn away’ frame the devotional exhortation, with yera governing the direct object YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} via the marker et {אֶת | ʾet}.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“be; exist”
In context — Proverbs 3:7
Do not regard yourself as wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD , and turn away from evil .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה (etyehovah) 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.3.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.7.W5.S1) and character.