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
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ET-ye-ho-VAH
- 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
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.