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

Result
יְ + ה + וָֽה׃
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

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

    ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-MAR ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    lo-yi-va-TER da-VAR a-MAR ye-ho-VAH

  4. 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 contextIsaiah 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.