Ezekiel 16:8:20Ezek.16.8.W20TAB

יְהוִ֖ה

yehovi

LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
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Result
יְ + ה + וִ֖ה
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
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

    va-e-sha-VA LAKH va-a-VO vi-ve-RIT o-TAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI va-ti-HE-yi LI

  4. sentence

    va-e-VOR a-LA-yikh va-e-REKH ve-hin-NE i-TEKH ET do-DIM va-ef-ROS ke-na-FI a-LA-yikh va-a-kha-SE e-re-va-TEKH va-e-sha-VA LAKH va-a-VO vi-ve-RIT o-TAKH ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI va-ti-HE-yi LI

Root and etymology

h-y-h

to be, exist

In contextEzekiel 16:8

I passed by you and saw you, and behold, it was the season of love, and I spread my wing over you and covered your nakedness . I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Lord GOD , and you became mine.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 16:8:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Ezekiel 16:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוִ֖ה (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.16.8.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.8.W20.S1) and character.