Ezekiel 14:4:24Ezek.14.4.W24TAB

יְהוָ֗ה

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

Result

יְ + ה + וָ֗ה

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ye + ho + vah

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yehovah

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
a-NI ye-ho-VAH
clause
a-NI ye-ho-VAH na-a-NE-ti LO VE VA be-ROV gi-lu-LAV
sentence
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH ISH mi-BET yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-a-LE et-gi-lu-LAV el-li-BO u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NO ya-SIM NO-khakh pa-NAV u-VA el-ha-na-VI a-NI ye-ho-VAH na-a-NE-ti LO VE VA be-ROV gi-lu-LAV

Exegesis

The prophetic formula koh-amar Adonai YHWH {כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוָה | kōh-ʾā-mar ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} introduces divine authority.

The declaration ani YHWH na’anēti lo {אֲנִ֣י יְהוָה נַעֲנֵיתִי לוֹ | ʾă-nî Yə-hō-wāh na-ʿă-nê-tî lō} ‘I, the LORD, will answer him’ asserts personal divine action.

Root and etymology

RootHeh–Yod–Heh

“to exist”

In context — Ezekiel 14:4

Therefore, speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD : Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart , and places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to the multitude of his idols.’

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 14:4:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Ezekiel 14:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֗ה (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.14.4.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.4.W24.S1) and character.

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