Ezekiel 20:5:23Ezek.20.5.W23TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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
- clause
va-e-SA ya-DI la-HEM le-MOR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VI be-YOM ba-kho-RI be-yis-ra-EL va-e-SA ya-DI le-ZE-ra BET ya-a-KOV va-i-va-DA la-HEM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM va-e-SA ya-DI la-HEM le-MOR a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The formulaic oracle intro koh amar Adonai YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | kō ʾā-mar ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} frames the divine speech.
The climax leemor ani YHWH Eloheikhem {לֵאמֹר אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | lê-ʾemōr ʾă-nî Yə-hō-wāh ʾe-lō-hê-khem} delivers the covenantal declaration.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Ezekiel 20:5
And you shall say to them, “Thus says the Lord GOD : On the day I chose Israel and lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, I lifted up my hand to them, saying, ‘I am the LORD your God.’”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:5:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Ezekiel 20:5, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.20.5.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.5.W23.S1) and character.