Jeremiah 21:8:6Jer.21.8.W6TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-EL-ha-AM ha-ZE to-MAR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-EL-ha-AM ha-ZE to-MAR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hin-NE no-TEN lif-ne-KHEM et-DE-rekh ha-kha-YIM ve-et-DE-rekh ha-MA-vet
Exegesis
The oracle formula ko a-mar Yə-hō-wāh {כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה | kō ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} introduces the divine declaration.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 21:8
And you shall say to this people, “Thus says the LORD : Look, I am placing before you the way of life and the way of death .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 21:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 21:8, 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.21.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.21.8.W6.S1) and character.