Ezekiel 20:38:16Ezek.20.38.W16TAB
יְהוָ֔ה׃
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
KI-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
vi-da-TE-M KI-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-va-ro-TI mi-KEM ha-mor-DIM ve-ha-po-she-IM BI me-E-rets me-gu-re-HEM o-tsi-A o-TAM ve-EL-AD-mat yis-ra-EL LO ya-VO vi-da-TE-M KI-a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final vidatem ki ani YHWH {וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה | wi-ḏa-ʼ-tem kî ʾa-nî Yĕ-hō-wāh} projects the resultant recognition of the LORD’s sovereign judgment.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 20:38
And I will purge out from among you the rebels and the transgressors against Me . I will bring them out of the land of their sojournings, but they shall not enter the land of Israel; and you will know that I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:38:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Ezekiel 20:38, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה׃ (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.20.38.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.38.W16.S1) and character.