Jeremiah 16:14:7Jer.16.14.W7TAB
חַי־יְהוָ֔ה
khaiyehovah
“as the LORD lives”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- KHAI-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈħaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as the LORD lives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-LO-YE-a-MER OD KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA ET-be-NE yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE-YA-mim ba-IM ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-YE-a-MER OD KHAI-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER he-e-LA ET-be-NE yis-ra-EL me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The idiom chai-YHWH {חַי־יְהוָ֔ה | ḥay Yə-hō-wāh} ‘as the LORD lives’ serves as a juridical affirmation.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-yḥet–yod–yod
“alive, life”
In context — Jeremiah 16:14
“Therefore, behold, days are coming,” declares the LORD , “when it will no longer be said, ‘As the LORD lives who brought up the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt.’”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jeremiah 16:14, so the Hebrew word חַי־יְהוָ֔ה (khaiyehovah) 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.16.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.14.W7.S1) and character.