Jeremiah 16:19:1Jer.16.19.W1TAB
יְהוָ֞ה
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
- clause
Ye-ho-VAH u-ZI u-ma-u-ZI u-me-nu-SI be-YOM tsa-RA
- sentence
Ye-ho-VAH u-ZI u-ma-u-ZI u-me-nu-SI be-YOM tsa-RA E-le-kha go-YIM ya-VO-u me-af-SE-a-rets ve-yo-me-RU AKH-SHE-ker na-kha-LU a-vo-TEI-nu HE-vel ve-EN-BAM mo-IL
Exegesis
The verse begins with a triad of construct-noun phrases addressed to YHWH {יְהוָ֞ה | yəhōwāh} ‘LORD’.
Root and etymology
RootHeh-Yod-Heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD , my strength, my fortress, and my refuge in the day of trouble—to You the nations will come from the ends of the earth and will say, “Surely our fathers inherited falsehood, vanity, and there is no profit .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 16:19, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֞ה (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.16.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.19.W1.S1) and character.