Isaiah 19:21:6Isa.19.21.W6TAB

אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה

etyehovah

{direct object marker} the LORD

Transliteration
ET-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
EET-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/ˈʔeːt.jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
{direct object marker} the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
et + ye + ho + vah
etyehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
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

    ET-ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    ve-no-DA ye-ho-VAH le-mits-RA-yim ve-ya-DE-u mits-RA-yim ET-ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU

  3. sentence

    ve-no-DA ye-ho-VAH le-mits-RA-yim ve-ya-DE-u mits-RA-yim ET-ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU ve-a-ve-DU ZE-vakh u-min-KHA ve-na-de-RU-NE-der la-ye-ho-VAH ve-shi-LE-MU

Exegesis

This is followed by veyad‘u mitsrayim {וְיָדְעוּ מִצְרַיִם | wə-yā-ḏə-ʿū miṣ-rā-yim} ‘and they will know Egypt,’ where et-yehōwāh {אֶת־יְהוָה | ʾet-yə-hō-wāh} marks the direct object, emphasizing personal knowledge of the LORD.

In contextIsaiah 19:21

And the LORD will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Him on that day, and they will serve Him with sacrifice and offering , and they will vow and fulfill it.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 19:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 19:21, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה (etyehovah) 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 Isa.19.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.21.W6.S1) and character.