Ezekiel 18:3:4Ezek.18.3.W4TAB
יְהוִ֑ה
yehovi
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VI
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VEE
- IPA
- /jəhoˈviː/
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-VI
- phraseyour reading level
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
- clause
KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI
- sentence
KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI IM-yih-ye la-KHEM OD me-SHOL ham-ma-SHAL haz-ZEH be-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The compound name Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} combines covenant intimacy with sovereign authority.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 18:3
“As I live, declares the Lord GOD , if this proverb will still be used by you in Israel.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 18:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוִ֑ה (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.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.3.W4.S1) and character.