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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
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. phraseyour reading level

    hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    hak-shi-VA Ye-ho-VAH e-LAI

  4. 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 contextJeremiah 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.