Isaiah 39:6:16Isa.39.6.W16TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
lo-yi-va-TER da-VAR a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
hi-NE ya-MIM ba-IM ve-nis-SA kal-a-SHER be-VE-te-kha va-a-SHER ats-RU a-vo-TE-kha ad-ha-YOM ha-ZE ba-VEL lo-yi-va-TER da-VAR a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The closing verb phrase amar YHWH {אָמַר יְהוָה | ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} frames the proclamation with divine authority.
In context — Isaiah 39:6
Behold, the days are coming when everything that is in your house and what your fathers have stored up to this day will be taken away to Babylon; nothing will remain, says the LORD .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Isaiah 39:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.39.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.6.W16.S1) and character.