Ezekiel 16:19:15Ezek.16.19.W15TAB
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
ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-lakh-MI a-sher-na-TAT-ti LAKH SO-let va-SHE-men u-de-VASH he-e-khal-TIKH u-ne-tat-TI-hu lif-ne-HEM le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh va-ye-HI ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Finally, the prophetic formula neʾûm {נְאֻם | nᵉʾ-um} ‘declares’ and the compound name Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} underscore divine authority. The relative and perfect verb sequence highlights Israel’s misuse of gifts intended for Yahweh’s exclusive worship.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — Ezekiel 16:19
And my bread , which I gave to you—fine flour, oil, and honey with which I fed you—you set it before them as a pleasing aroma; and so it was, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:19:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 16:19, 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.16.19.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.19.W15.S1) and character.