Ezekiel 20:19:2Ezek.20.19.W2TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
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 | |
| 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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem be-khu-kO-tai LE-khu ve-ET-mish-PA-tai shim-RU va-a-SU o-TAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with ani {אֲנִי | ʾĂnî} ‘I’ followed by the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | YHWH} linked to Eloheikhem {אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾĕ-lo-hê-khem} ‘your God,’ forming explicit divine self-identification.
Root and etymology
Rooth–y–h
“to be”
In context — Ezekiel 20:19
I am the LORD your God ; walk in My statutes , keep My judgments and do them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 20:19, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.20.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.19.W2.S1) and character.