Isaiah 23:17:6Isa.23.17.W6TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ha-YA mik-KETS shiv-e-IM sha-NA yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH et-TSOR ve-sha-VA le-et-nan-NA
- sentence
ve-ha-YA mik-KETS shiv-e-IM sha-NA yif-KOD Ye-ho-VAH et-TSOR ve-sha-VA le-et-nan-NA ve-za-ne-TA et-KAL-mam-le-KHOT ha-A-rets al-pe-NE ha-a-da-MA
Exegesis
The imperfect yifqod {יִפְקֹד | yi-pqoḏ} ‘he will visit’ signals divine agency by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}.
In context — Isaiah 23:17
And it will come to pass at the end of seventy years, the LORD will attend to Tyre, and she will return to her hire and will commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the earth on the face of the ground .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 23:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Isaiah 23:17, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.23.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.23.17.W6.S1) and character.