Ezekiel 13:9:23Ezek.13.9.W23TAB
יְהוִֽה׃
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈviː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
vi-da-e-TEM KI a-NI a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-ye-TA ya-DI el-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-kho-ZIM SHAV-e ve-ha-kko-se-MIM ka-ZAV be-SOD a-MI lo-yih-YU u-vikh-TAV beit-yis-ra-EL LO yik-ka-te-VU ve-el-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL LO ya-VO-u vi-da-e-TEM KI a-NI a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The concluding formula viyadatem ki ani adonai YHWH {וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי אֲנִי אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה | wî-ya-ḏaʿ-tem kî ʾă-nî ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} ‘and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD’ asserts divine authority behind the judgment.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 13:9
And my hand shall be against the prophets who see vanity and the diviners of lies; they shall not be in the council of my people, nor shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel; and you shall know that I am the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:9:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Ezekiel 13:9, so the Hebrew word יְהוִֽה׃ (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.13.9.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.9.W23.S1) and character.