Jeremiah 14:10:2Jer.14.10.W2TAB

יְהוָ֜ה

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 + וָ֜ה
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

    ko-O-mar Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ko-O-mar Ye-ho-VAH la-AM ha-ZEH KEN a-ha-VU la-NU-a rag-le-E-hem LO kha-sa-KHU

  4. sentence

    ko-O-mar Ye-ho-VAH la-AM ha-ZEH KEN a-ha-VU la-NU-a rag-le-E-hem LO kha-sa-KHU va-ye-ho-VAH LO ra-TSAM a-TA yiz-KOR a-vo-NAM ve-yif-KOD kha-to-TA-m

Exegesis

The verse begins with koh ʾāmar {כֹּה אָמַר | kō ʾā-mar} ‘thus He said,’ introducing a divine oracle with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as speaker.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In contextJeremiah 14:10

“Thus says the LORD to this people: They love to wander; they do not restrain their feet. Therefore the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and attend to their sins.”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 14:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:10, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֜ה (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.14.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.10.W2.S1) and character.