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

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Result
יְ + ה + וִ֑ה
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

    KHAI-A-ni ne-UM a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI

  4. 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 contextEzekiel 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.