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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֛ה
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

    a-NI ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    a-NI ye-ho-VAH kho-KER LEV bo-KHEN ke-la-YOT

  4. 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 contextJeremiah 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.