Jeremiah 13:2:4Jer.13.2.W4TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-e-KNE et-ha-e-ZOR kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-e-KNE et-ha-e-ZOR kid-VAR Ye-ho-VAH va-a-SIM al-ma-te-NAI
Exegesis
The construct phrase ki-dvar YHWH {כִּדְבַר יְהוָה | ki-də-var Yə-hō-wāh} ‘according to the word of the LORD’ expresses divine command.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 13:2
And I bought the belt according to the word of the LORD , and I placed it upon my loins .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 13:2, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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 Jer.13.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.2.W4.S1) and character.