Jeremiah 13:5:6Jer.13.5.W6TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ka-a-SHER tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH o-TI
- sentence
va-e-LEKH va-et-me-NE-hu bif-RAT ka-a-SHER tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH o-TI
Exegesis
In Hebrew, the verb tsivah {צִוָּ֥ה | tsiw-wāh} ‘commanded’ precedes its subject YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh}, whereas English typically places the subject first.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 13:5
And I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD commanded me .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 13:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 13:5, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.13.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.13.5.W6.S1) and character.