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
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
pi-ti-TA-ni ye-ho-VAH
- clause
pi-ti-TA-ni ye-ho-VAH va-e-PA-t kha-zak-TA-ni va-tu-KHAL
- 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 context — Jeremiah 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.