Jeremiah 20:7:2Jer.20.7.W2TAB

יְהוָה֙

yehovah

LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + ה + וָה֙
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

Tap any letter to hear its name and sound

Vowels (Niqqud)

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    pi-ti-TA-ni ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    pi-ti-TA-ni ye-ho-VAH va-e-PA-t kha-zak-TA-ni va-tu-KHAL

  4. sentence

    pi-ti-TA-ni ye-ho-VAH va-e-PA-t kha-zak-TA-ni va-tu-KHAL ha-YI-ti li-se-KHOK kal-ha-YOM ku-lo lo-EG LI

Exegesis

The verse opens with the Piel perfect verb pititani {פִּתִּיתַ֤נִי | pitītānī} ‘you have deceived me’, introducing an accusatory address to YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yə-hō-wāh}.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, to exist

In contextJeremiah 20:7

You have deceived me, O LORD , and I was deceived; You have prevailed over me, and You have overcome. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 20:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 20:7, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.20.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.7.W2.S1) and character.