Jeremiah 20:12:1Jer.20.12.W1TAB
וַיהוָ֤ה
vayehovah
“and LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and LORD
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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 tse-va-OT
- clause
va-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT bo-KHEN tsa-DIK ro-E khe-la-YOT va-LEV
- sentence
va-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT bo-KHEN tsa-DIK ro-E khe-la-YOT va-LEV e-re-E nik-ma-TE-kha me-HEM KI e-LE-kha gi-LI-ti et-ri-VI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the disjunctive vav and imperfect vayehovah {וַיהוָ֤ה | wə-yə-hō-wāh} ‘and the LORD’, signaling a decisive contrast.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jeremiah 20:12
But you, O LORD of hosts , who examine the righteous and see the kidneys and heart, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have revealed my cause.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Jeremiah 20:12, so the Hebrew word וַיהוָ֤ה (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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.12.W1.S1) and character.