Jeremiah 14:9:10Jer.14.9.W10TAB
יְהוָ֗ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ve-a-TA be-kir-BE-nu Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-a-TA be-kir-BE-nu Ye-ho-VAH ve-shim-KHA a-LE-nu nik-RA al-ta-ni-KHE-nu
- sentence
la-MA tih-ye-YE ke-ISH nid-HAM ke-gib-BOR lo-YU-khal le-ho-SHI-a ve-a-TA be-kir-BE-nu Ye-ho-VAH ve-shim-KHA a-LE-nu nik-RA al-ta-ni-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The adversative ve-atah {וְאַתָּה | wəʾattāh} ‘and yet You’ contrasts with human limitation, leading to the affirmation of presence in be-qirbenu YHWH {בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּ יְהוָ֗ה | bəqirbēnû YHWH} ‘in our midst, LORD’.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 14:9
Why would You be like a man bewildered , like a mighty warrior who cannot save? Yet You are in our midst, LORD , and Your name is called upon us; do not forsake us.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 14:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Jeremiah 14:9, 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.14.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.14.9.W10.S1) and character.