Proverbs 30:9:6Prov.30.9.W6TAB
יְה֫וָ֥ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
MI Ye-ho-VAH u-pen-i-va-RESH ve-ga-NAV-ti
- clause
PEN e-sbe-A ve-khi-khash-TI ve-a-MAR-ti MI Ye-ho-VAH u-pen-i-va-RESH ve-ga-NAV-ti
- sentence
PEN e-sbe-A ve-khi-khash-TI ve-a-MAR-ti MI Ye-ho-VAH u-pen-i-va-RESH ve-ga-NAV-ti ve-ta-FAS-ti SHEM e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
In the first, esba {אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע | ’esbaʿ} ‘become satisfied’ leads to denial and the rhetorical question mi {מִ֥י | mî} ‘who is yə-hō-wāh {יְה֫וָ֥ה | Yə-hō-wāh}’.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh-yod-heh
“to exist”
In context — Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be satisfied and deny You, and say, “Who is the LORD ?” Or lest I become poor and steal and misuse the name of my God.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 30:9, so the Hebrew word יְה֫וָ֥ה (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.30.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.9.W6.S1) and character.