Jeremiah 19:11:4Jer.19.11.W4TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
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
ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ka-KHA eSH-be-OR et-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-et-ha-IR ha-ZOT ka-a-SHER yiSH-bor et-ke-LI ha-yo-TSER a-SHER lo-yu-KHAL le-he-ra-FE OD
- sentence
ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ka-KHA eSH-be-OR et-ha-AM ha-ZE ve-et-ha-IR ha-ZOT ka-a-SHER yiSH-bor et-ke-LI ha-yo-TSER a-SHER lo-yu-KHAL le-he-ra-FE OD u-ve-TO-fet yik-be-RU me-EN ma-KOM lik-BOR
Exegesis
The compound divine title YHWH Tsevaot {יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת | Yə-hō-wāh ṣə-ḇā-ʾōṯ} asserts sovereign military authority.
In context — Jeremiah 19:11
And you shall say to them, "Thus says the LORD of hosts : 'So will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel that cannot be repaired again, and in Topheth they will bury for lack of a place to bury.'"
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 19:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 19:11, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.19.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.19.11.W4.S1) and character.