Jeremiah 21:2:3Jer.21.2.W3TAB
אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה
etyehovah
“{direct object marker} the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ET-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EHT-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu ET-ye-ho-VAH KI ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel nil-KHAM a-LE-nu
- sentence
de-RASH-NA ba-a-DE-nu ET-ye-ho-VAH KI ne-vu-kha-de-TSAR ME-lekh-BA-vel nil-KHAM a-LE-nu u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH o-TA-nu ke-KHOL-nif-le-o-TAV ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LE-nu
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase baadenu {בַעֲדֵנוּ | ba-ʿă-dê-nû} ‘on our behalf’ and the marker et-yehovah {אֶת־יְהוָה | ʾet-Yə-hō-wāh} signal the divine addressee.
Root and etymology
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jeremiah 21:2
Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, because Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us; perhaps He will act on our behalf according to all His wonders, and cause him to withdraw from us.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 21:2, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה (etyehovah) 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.21.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.2.W3.S1) and character.