Ezekiel 15:8:9Ezek.15.8.W9TAB
יְהוִֽה׃
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
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
YA-an ma-a-LU MA-al ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti ET-ha-A-rets she-ma-MA YA-an ma-a-LU MA-al ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct ne‘um {נְאֻם | nə-ʾum} ‘utterance’ leads into the prophetic formula attributed to the compound divine name Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה | ʾă-ḏō-nāy Yəhōwāh}, highlighting Lordship and covenant authority.
Root and etymology
Rooth-y-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — Ezekiel 15:8
And I will make the land desolate because they have committed unfaithfulness , declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 15:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Ezekiel 15:8, 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.15.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.15.8.W9.S1) and character.