Jeremiah 21:1:5Jer.21.1.W5TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
me-ET ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu me-ET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ha-da-VAR a-SHER-ha-YA el-yir-me-YA-hu me-ET ye-ho-VAH bish-lo-AKH e-LAV ha-ME-lekh tsid-ki-YA-hu et-pa-she-KHUR ben-mal-ki-YA ve-et-tse-fan-YA ven-ma-a-SE-ya ha-ko-HEN le-MOR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me’et YHWH {מֵאֵת יְהוָה | mē-ʾet yə-hō-wā́h} identifies the origin of the message.
Root and etymology
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jeremiah 21:1
The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkiah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him, saying ,
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 21:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.21.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.1.W5.S1) and character.