Ezekiel 22:28:15Ezek.22.28.W15TAB
וַֽיהוָ֖ה
vayehovah
“but the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
o-me-RIM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI va-ye-ho-VAH LO di-BER
- sentence
u-ne-vi-e-HA TA-khu la-HEM ta-FEL kho-ZIM SHA-ve ve-kos-me-MIM la-HEM ka-ZAV o-me-RIM KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI va-ye-ho-VAH LO di-BER
Exegesis
The compound divine title Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה | ʾă-dō-nāy yə-hō-wāh} is invoked falsely, which is contrasted by the adversative conjunction in vayehōwa {וַֽיהוָ֖ה | wa-yə-hō-wāh} ‘and the LORD’ followed by the Piel perfect diber {דִבֵּֽר | dib-bēr} ‘has spoken’, emphasizing the irony of divine silence.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — Ezekiel 22:28
Her prophets have covered them with whitewash, seeing vanity and practicing divination, saying, “Thus says the Lord GOD ,” though the LORD has not spoken.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:28:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 22:28, so the Hebrew word וַֽיהוָ֖ה (vayehovah) 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.22.28.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.28.W15.S1) and character.