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

Result
יְ + ה + וִֽה׃
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
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    vi-da-e-TEM KI a-NI a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.