Genesis 21:1:7Gen.21.1.W7PAT

יְהוָ֛ה

yehovah

the LORD

Transliteration
ye-ho-VAH
Extended
yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jə.ho.ˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
the LORD
French
le SEIGNEUR
Spanish
el SEÑOR
Portuguese
o SENHOR
German
der HERR
Russian
ГОСПОДЬ
Arabic-Simplified
الرَّبّ
Hindi
यहोवा ने
Chinese-Simplified
耶和华
Korean
여호와께서
Indonesian
TUHAN
Bengali
প্রভু
Tagalog
ng PANGINOON
Swahili
BWANA
Amharic
እግዚአብሔር
Yoruba
OLUWA
Igbo
ONYENWE ANYỊ
Twi
AWURADE
Ewe
YEHOWA

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֛ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-AS ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-ya-AS ye-ho-VAH le-sa-RA ka-a-SHER di-BER

  4. sentence

    va-ye-ho-VAH pa-KAD et-sa-RA ka-a-SHER a-MAR va-ya-AS ye-ho-VAH le-sa-RA ka-a-SHER di-BER

In contextGenesis 21:1

visited and the LORD Sarah as he had said the LORD did for Sarah as he had spoken

About this coordinate

Genesis 21:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 21:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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 Gen.21.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.1.W7.S1) and character.