Ezekiel 13:21:12Ezek.13.21.W12TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
vi-DA-tehn ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ka-RAT-ti et-mis-pe-KHO-te-khem ve-hi-TSAL-ti et-a-MI mi-YED-khen ve-LO-YI-he-YU OD be-YED-khen lim-tsu-DA vi-DA-tehn ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The closing veyid‘aten {וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ן | wə-yi-da‘-ten} “and you will know,” addressed to the prophetesses, leads to the climactic formula ki ʾani YHWH {כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה} “that I am the LORD,” affirming divine sovereignty and judgment.
Root and etymology
Rooth-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 13:21
And I will tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hand, and they will no longer be in your hand as prey, and you will know that I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 13:21, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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 Ezek.13.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.21.W12.S1) and character.