Isaiah 22:5:7Isa.22.5.W7TAB
יְהוִ֛ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈviːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
la-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI YOM me-hu-MA u-me-vu-SA u-me-vu-KHA la-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-GE khi-zai-YON
- sentence
KI YOM me-hu-MA u-me-vu-SA u-me-vu-KHA la-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-GE khi-zai-YON me-kar-KAR KIR ve-SHO-a EL-ha-HAR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase laʾăḏōnāy YHWH tsevāʾōt {לַאדֹנָי יְהוִה צְבָא֖וֹת | laʾăḏōnāy yəhōwāh ṣəvāʾōt} attributes these events to the Lord GOD of hosts as divine actor.
Root and etymology
Roothwh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Isaiah 22:5
For it is a day of tumult and trampling and perplexity to the Lord GOD of hosts , in the valley of vision ; breaking down the wall and crying out to the mountain.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 22:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Isaiah 22:5, so the Hebrew word יְהוִ֛ה (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 Isa.22.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.22.5.W7.S1) and character.