Ezekiel 20:12:12Ezek.20.12.W12TAB

יְהוָ֖ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

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
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    la-DA-at KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-de-SHAM

  4. sentence

    ve-GAM ET-shab-be-TOT-ai na-TAT-ti la-HEM lih-ye-OT le-OT BE-ni u-VEIN-bei-ne-HEM la-DA-at KI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-de-SHAM

Exegesis

The independent pronoun ani {אֲנִי | ʾă-nî} and divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} establish the speaker’s identity, followed by the Piel participle mekaddesham {מְקַדְּשָׁם | mə-qad-də-šām} ‘sanctifying them,’ which attributes ongoing divine action.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In contextEzekiel 20:12

And also, I gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies .

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 20:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Ezekiel 20:12, 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.20.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.12.W12.S1) and character.