Jeremiah 20:11:1Jer.20.11.W1TAB
וַֽיהוָ֤ה
vayehovah
“and the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH o-TI ke-gib-BOR a-RITS al-KEN ro-de-FAI yik-ka-she-LU ve-LO yu-kha-LU BO-shu me-OD ki-LO his-ki-LU ke-lim-MAT o-LAM LO tish-sha-KHE-akh
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adversative conjunction wa {וַ | wə} ‘but’ prefixed to the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, marking a contrast to the preceding lament.
Root and etymology
h-y-hHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me as a mighty and terrible one; therefore my pursuers will stumble and not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered . Their everlasting disgrace will never be forgotten.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 20:11, so the Hebrew word וַֽיהוָ֤ה (vayehovah) 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.20.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.11.W1.S1) and character.