Ezekiel 16:48:4Ezek.16.48.W4TAB
יְהוִ֔ה
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
khai-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH im-a-se-TA se-DOM a-kho-TEKH HI u-ve-no-TE-ha
- sentence
khai-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH im-a-se-TA se-DOM a-kho-TEKH HI u-ve-no-TE-ha ka-a-SHER a-SI-t AT u-ve-no-TA-yikh
Exegesis
Neum {נְאֻם֙ | nə-ʾum} attaches to adonai {אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾă-dō-nāy} and YHWH {יְהוִ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, introducing a prophetic declaration.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 16:48
As I live, declares the Lord GOD , Sodom your sister, she and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:48:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 16:48, so the Hebrew word יְהוִ֔ה (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.16.48.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.48.W4.S1) and character.