Jeremiah 17:20:4Jer.17.20.W4TAB
דְבַר־יְהוָ֜ה
devaryehovah
“word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-VAR-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəˈvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL yo-she-VEI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM shim-E-U de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA ve-KHOL yo-she-VEI ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ha-ba-IM ba-she-a-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The phrase devar-YHWH {דְבַר־יְהוָה | də-var Yə-hō-wāh} forms a construct linking ‘word’ to the divine name, denoting God’s authoritative communication.
Root and etymology
“word, matter”
In context — Jeremiah 17:20
And you shall say to them, “Hear the word of the LORD , O kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem who enter by these gates.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 17:20, so the Hebrew word דְבַר־יְהוָ֜ה (devaryehovah) 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.17.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.20.W4.S1) and character.