Jeremiah 18:19:2Jer.18.19.W2TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI
- sentence
hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI u-she-MA le-KOL ye-ri-VAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the Hiphil imperative haqshivah {הַקְשִׁיבָה | haq-šî-ḇāh} ‘pay attention’, addressed to the vocative divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to exist, bring into being”
In context — Jeremiah 18:19
Give attention, O LORD , to me, and listen to the voice of my adversaries .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:19, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.18.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.19.W2.S1) and character.