Jeremiah 14:11:2Jer.14.11.W2TAB
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
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH e-LAI al-tit-pal-LEL be-ad-ha-AM ha-ZE le-to-VA
Exegesis
The subject YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ is followed by ʾē-lāy {אֵלָ֑י | ʾē-lāy} ‘to me,’ marking Jeremiah as the addressee.
Root and etymology
RootHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jeremiah 14:11
And the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for this people for their good .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 14:11, 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.14.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.11.W2.S1) and character.