Jeremiah 17:13:14Jer.17.13.W14TAB

אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

etyehovah

{direct object} the LORD

Transliteration
ET-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
EET-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/ʔeːt.jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
{direct object} the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶת + יְ + ה + וָֽה׃
et + ye + ho + vah
etyehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
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

    ET-ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    ye-su-re ve-su-RAI ba-A-rets yik-ka-TE-vu KI a-ze-VU me-KOR MA-yim-kha-YIM ET-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    mik-VE yis-ra-EL ye-ho-VAH KAL-o-ze-VE-kha ye-VO-shu ye-su-re ve-su-RAI ba-A-rets yik-ka-TE-vu KI a-ze-VU me-KOR MA-yim-kha-YIM ET-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The divine name YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} specifies the source of this hope.

The phrase ba-arets {בָּאָ֣רֶץ | bā-ʾā-reṣ} locates the inscription, and the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} in et-YHWH underscores that the LORD is the one abandoned.

Root and etymology

Rootheh–yod–heh

to be, to exist

In contextJeremiah 17:13

Hope of Israel, the LORD ; all who forsake You will be put to shame, and those who turn away from Me will be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 17:13:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 17:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ (etyehovah) 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.17.13.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.13.W14.S1) and character.