Ezekiel 17:24:20Ezek.17.24.W20TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH dib-bar-TI ve-a-si-TI
- sentence
ve-ya-de-U KAL-a-TSE ha-sa-DE KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH hish-pa-LTI ETS ga-VO-ha hig-ba-HTI ETS sha-FAL ho-va-SHTI ETS LAKH ve-hif-ra-KHTI ETS ya-VESH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH dib-bar-TI ve-a-si-TI
Exegesis
The climactic declaration ani YHWH dibarti ve-asiti {אֲנִי יְהוָה דִּבַּרְתִּי וְעָשִׂיתִּי | ʾǎ-nî YHWH dib-bar-tî wə-ʿā-śî-tî} asserts God’s authority and the certainty of fulfillment.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 17:24
And all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD , have brought down the high tree, have raised up the low tree , have dried up the moist tree, and have made the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken and I have done it.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:24:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Ezekiel 17:24, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.17.24.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.24.W20.S1) and character.