Jeremiah 17:10:2Jer.17.10.W2TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-NI ye-ho-VAH kho-KER LEV bo-KHEN ke-la-YOT
- sentence
a-NI ye-ho-VAH kho-KER LEV bo-KHEN ke-la-YOT ve-la-TET le-ISH ke-dar-KHO kid-ra-KHAV kif-RI ma-a-la-LAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with ani {אֲנִי | ʾă-nî} “I” immediately followed by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} “LORD,” emphasizing divine agency.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD , search the heart and examine the innermost being , to give to each person according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 17:10, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.17.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.10.W2.S1) and character.