Ezekiel 21:28:8Ezek.21.28.W8TABWLC Ezekiel 21:33

יְהוִ֖ה

yehovi

LORD

Transliteration
ye-ho-VI
Extended
yeh-hoh-VEE
IPA
/jəhoˈviː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וִ֖ה
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

    ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TAH ben-a-DAM hin-na-VE ve-a-MAR-ta KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI el-be-NE a-MON ve-el-kher-pa-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta KHE-rev KHE-rev pe-tu-KHA le-TE-vakh me-ru-TA le-ha-KHIL le-MA-an ba-RAK

Exegesis

The oracle formula ko amar Adonai YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | kōh ʾā-mar ʾă-ḏō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} 'thus says the Lord GOD' asserts divine authority.

Root and etymology

consonantsHeh–Yod–Heh

to be, to exist

In contextEzekiel 21:28

And you, son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the sons of Ammon and concerning their reproach : “A sword, a sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, sharpened for lightning.”

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 21:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Ezekiel 21:28, so the Hebrew word יְהוִ֖ה (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.21.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.28.W8.S1) and character.