Jeremiah 15:1:2Jer.15.1.W2TAB
יְהוָה֙
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 im-ya-a-MOD mo-SHE u-she-mu-EL le-fa-NAI EN naf-SHI el-ha-AM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI im-ya-a-MOD mo-SHE u-she-mu-EL le-fa-NAI EN naf-SHI el-ha-AM ha-ZE shal-LAKH me-al-pa-NAI ve-ye-tsE-U
Exegesis
YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} is the speaker, directing the address through elai {אֵלַי | ʾē-lai} ‘to me’.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jeremiah 15:1
And the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My soul is not toward this people; send them away from My face, and let them go out.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 15:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 15:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.15.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.15.1.W2.S1) and character.