Ezekiel 13:6:7Ezek.13.6.W7TAB
וַֽיהוָ֖ה
vayehovah
“but the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
va-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KHA-ZU sha-VE ve-KE-sem ka-ZAV ha-o-me-RIM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-ho-VAH LO she-la-KHAM
- sentence
KHA-ZU sha-VE ve-KE-sem ka-ZAV ha-o-me-RIM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH va-ye-ho-VAH LO she-la-KHAM ve-yi-kha-LU le-kai-YEM da-VAR
Exegesis
Haʾomrim {הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ | hāʾōmrîm} “those who say” introduces the prophetic claim neʾum-YHWH {נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה | nᵉʾûm} “utterance of the LORD,” followed by the vav-consecutive vayhôwâ {וַֽיהוָ֖ה | wayhôwâ} with lo {לֹ֣א | lōʾ} “not” to deliver divine rejection.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 13:6
They have seen falsehood and lying divination, those who say, “An utterance of the LORD ,” though the LORD has not sent them; yet they hope that the word will be confirmed.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 13:6, so the Hebrew word וַֽיהוָ֖ה (vayehovah) 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.13.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.6.W7.S1) and character.