Jeremiah 17:21:3Jer.17.21.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
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM
- sentence
KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH hish-sha-me-RU be-naf-sho-te-KHEM ve-al-tis-E-U mas-SA be-YOM hash-sha-BAT va-ha-ve-TEHM be-sha-re ye-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yə-hō-wāh} functions as the speaker and subject.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jeremiah 17:21
Thus says the LORD : "Guard yourselves diligently for the sake of your lives, and do not carry any burden on the Sabbath day , nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 17:21, 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.17.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.21.W3.S1) and character.