Ezekiel 21:3:6Ezek.21.3.W6TABWLC Ezekiel 21:8

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

Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
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-MAR ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    ve-a-MAR-ta le-ad-MAT yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-ne-NI e-LA-yikh ve-ho-tse-TI khar-BI mi-ta-e-ra ve-hikh-ra-TI mi-ME-kh tsa-DIK ve-ra-SHA

Exegesis

The oracle formula kō amar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה | kō ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ frames the divine speaker.

Root and etymology

consonantsHeh–Yod–Heh

to be, to exist

In contextEzekiel 21:3

And you shall say to the land of Israel, "Thus says the LORD : Behold, I am against you, and I will bring out my sword from its sheath, and I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked."

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 21:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 21:3, 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.21.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.3.W6.S1) and character.