Ruth 1:8:11Ruth.1.8.W11PAT

יְהוָ֤ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

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 + וָ֤ה
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

    YA-as Ye-ho-VAH ihm-ma-KHEM

  3. clause

    YA-as Ye-ho-VAH ihm-ma-KHEM KHE-sed ka-a-SHER a-SEE-tem im-ha-me-TEEM veh-im-ma-DI

  4. sentence

    va-TO-mer nah-oh-MEE lihsh-TEI kha-lo-TE-ha LEKH-nah SHOHV-nah i-SHAH leh-VEIT ih-MAA YA-as Ye-ho-VAH ihm-ma-KHEM KHE-sed ka-a-SHER a-SEE-tem im-ha-me-TEEM veh-im-ma-DI

In contextRuth 1:8

Naomi said to the two her daughters-in-law go return each one to the house of her mother LORD do with you kindness as did with the dead and with me

About this coordinate

Ruth 1:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ruth 1:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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 Ruth.1.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.1.8.W11.S1) and character.