Jeremiah 18:23:2Jer.18.23.W2TAB

יְ֠הוָה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
ye-ho-VAH
Extended
yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ֠ + ה + וָה
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

    ve-a-TA ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-a-TA ye-ho-VAH ya-da-TA et-KOL-a-tsa-TAM a-LAI lam-MA-vet al-te-kha-PER al-a-vo-NAM ve-kha-ta-TA-TAM mil-fe-NE-kha al-te-ME-khi

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TA ye-ho-VAH ya-da-TA et-KOL-a-tsa-TAM a-LAI lam-MA-vet al-te-kha-PER al-a-vo-NAM ve-kha-ta-TA-TAM mil-fe-NE-kha al-te-ME-khi ve-ha-YU ve-yih-YU mukh-sha-LIM le-fa-NE-kha be-ET ap-KHA a-SE va-HEM

Root and etymology

ה-י-הHeh–Yod–Heh

to be, exist

In contextJeremiah 18:23

But You, LORD , know all their designs against me for death; do not forgive their iniquity and do not blot out their sin from before You. Let them be overthrown before You; at the time of Your wrath, bring judgment upon them.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 18:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:23, so the Hebrew word יְ֠הוָה (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.18.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.23.W2.S1) and character.