Ezekiel 16:36:3Ezek.16.36.W3TAB

יְהֹוִ֗ה

yehovi

LORD

Transliteration
ye-ho-VI
Extended
yeh-hoh-VEE
IPA
/jəhoˈviː/

Meaning by language

English
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Result
יְ + הֹ + וִ֗ה
ye + ho + vi
yehovi

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
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
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-VI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI

  3. clause

    ko-A-mar a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an hi-sha-FEKH ne-khu-SHE-tekh va-tig-GA-le er-va-TEKH ke-taz-nu-TA-yikh al-me-a-ha-VAI-yikh

  4. sentence

    ko-A-mar a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an hi-sha-FEKH ne-khu-SHE-tekh va-tig-GA-le er-va-TEKH ke-taz-nu-TA-yikh al-me-a-ha-VAI-yikh ve-AL kal-gil-lu-LEI to-a-vo-TA-yikh ve-khid-MEI va-NA-yikh a-SHER na-TAT la-HEM

Exegesis

It is followed by the compound divine name Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִ֗ה | ’ădônay Yəhōwî}, emphasizing both Lordship and covenant identity.

Root and etymology

h-y-h

to be, exist

In contextEzekiel 16:36

Thus says the Lord GOD ; because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness was uncovered according to your sexual promiscuity with your lovers, with all the idols of your abominations, and by the blood of your children whom you gave to them.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 16:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 16:36, so the Hebrew word יְהֹוִ֗ה (yehovi) 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.16.36.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.36.W3.S1) and character.