Ezekiel 17:22:4Ezek.17.22.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
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ve-la-kakh-TI a-NI mits-tsam-ME-ret ha-E-rez ha-ra-MA ve-na-TAT-ti
- sentence
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ve-la-kakh-TI a-NI mits-tsam-ME-ret ha-E-rez ha-ra-MA ve-na-TAT-ti me-ROSH yon-ke-TAIV RAKH ek-TOF ve-sha-TAL-ti a-NI AL har-ga-VO-ha ve-ta-LUL
Exegesis
The compound divine title ʾădōnāy YHWH {אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה | ʾădōnāy YHWH} ‘Lord GOD’ conveys supreme authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 17:22
Thus says the Lord GOD : I Myself will take from the top of the lofty cedar and set it; from the top of its young twigs I will pluck a tender one, and I Myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 17:22, 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.17.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.22.W4.S1) and character.