Jeremiah 14:15:3Jer.14.15.W3TAB
יְהוָ֗ה
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
ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ha-ne-vi-IM ha-niv-be-IM bish-MI va-a-NI lo-she-lakh-TIM ve-HE-ma o-me-RIM KHE-rev ve-ra-AV LO yih-ye ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ba-KHE-rev u-va-ra-AV yit-ta-MU ha-ne-vi-IM ha-HE-ma
Exegesis
The formula kōh-ʾā-mar YHWH {כֹּֽה-אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה | kōh-ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ introduces divine speech.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 14:15
Therefore, thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who prophesy in My name, though I did not send them: they say, “Sword and famine shall not be in this land.” By sword and famine those prophets shall be consumed.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 14:15, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֗ה (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.14.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.15.W3.S1) and character.