Jeremiah 18:13:4Jer.18.13.W4TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
la-KHEN KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH sha-a-LU-na ba-go-YIM MI sha-MA ka-E-le
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH sha-a-LU-na ba-go-YIM MI sha-MA ka-E-le sha-a-ru-RIT a-se-TA me-OD be-tu-LAT yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prophetic formula kōh ʼāmar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה | kō·h ʼā·mar Yə·hō·wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ marks the beginning of divine speech.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to exist, bring into being”
In context — Jeremiah 18:13
Therefore, thus says the LORD : “Ask among the nations, ‘Who has ever heard anything like this?’ The virgin of Israel has done a horrible thing , exceedingly so.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 18:13, 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.18.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.13.W4.S1) and character.