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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ET-ye-ho-VAH
- 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
- 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 context — Isaiah 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.