Genesis 6:5:2Gen.6.5.W2PAT

יְהוָ֔ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jə.ho.ˈvaː/

Meaning by language

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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
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-YAR Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-YAR Ye-ho-VAH KI ra-BA ra-AT ha-a-DAM ba-A-rets

  4. sentence

    va-YAR Ye-ho-VAH KI ra-BA ra-AT ha-a-DAM ba-A-rets ve-khol-YE-tser makh-she-VOT lib-BO RAK RA kol-ha-YOM

In contextGenesis 6:5

LORD {And} saw that wickedness of the human being was great on the earth and every intent of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day

About this coordinate

Genesis 6:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 6:5, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.6.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.6.5.W2.S1) and character.