Jeremiah 16:5:3Jer.16.5.W3TAB

יְהוָ֗ה

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

Result
יְ + ה + וָ֗ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM

  4. sentence

    ki-KHO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH al-ta-VO BET mar-ze-AKH ve-al-te-LEKH lis-POD ve-al-ta-NOD la-HEM ki-a-SAF-ti et-she-lo-MI me-ET ha-AM ha-ZE ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH et-ha-KHE-sed ve-et-ha-ra-kha-MIM

Exegesis

The verse begins with the causal conjunction ki {כִּֽי־ | kî} ‘for/because’, followed by the prophetic formula khoh amar YHWH {כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה | kō ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’.

Root and etymology

RootHeh-Yod-Heh

to be, exist

In contextJeremiah 16:5

For thus says the LORD : Do not enter the house of mourning, and do not go to lament, and do not bemoan them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people, declares the LORD—even lovingkindness and compassion .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 16:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 16:5, 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.16.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.5.W3.S1) and character.