Jeremiah 16:21:11Jer.16.21.W11TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
yehovah
“is the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is 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
ki-she-MI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ya-de-U ki-she-MI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
la-KHEN hin-NE mo-di-I-AM ba-pa-AM ha-ZOT o-di-E-AM et-ya-DI ve-et-ge-vu-ra-TI ve-ya-de-U ki-she-MI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The conjunction veyade’u {וְיָדְע֖וּ | wə-yā-ḏə-ʿū} marks human acknowledgment, and the purpose clause ki-shemi YHWH {כִּֽי־שְׁמִ֥י יְהוָֽה | kî šə-mî Yə-hō-wāh} reveals God’s identity, moving the narrative from divine intention to human realization.
Root and etymology
RootHeh-Yod-Heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 16:21
Therefore, behold, I am causing them to know—in this time I will cause them to know my hand and my might, and they will know that my name is the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:21:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Jeremiah 16:21, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.16.21.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.21.W11.S1) and character.