Jeremiah 17:13:3Jer.17.13.W3TAB

יְהוָ֔ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
ye-ho-VAH
Extended
yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
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. clause

    mik-VE yis-ra-EL ye-ho-VAH KAL-o-ze-VE-kha ye-VO-shu

  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.

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 17:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 17:13, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.17.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.13.W3.S1) and character.