Jeremiah 22:6:3Jer.22.6.W3TAB
יְהוָ֗ה
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ki-KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH al-BET ME-lekh ye-hu-DA gil-AD a-TA LI ROSH hal-le-va-NON
- sentence
ki-KHO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH al-BET ME-lekh ye-hu-DA gil-AD a-TA LI ROSH hal-le-va-NON im-LO a-shit-KHA mid-BAR a-RIM LO no-she-VA no-sha-VU
Exegesis
The pronouncement formula ko ʾāmar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה | kō ʾāmar Yəhôwāh} introduces a divine oracle.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 22:6
For thus says the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: "You are to Me like Gilead, the summit of Lebanon; yet I will make you a wilderness, cities not inhabited."
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 22:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֗ה (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.22.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.6.W3.S1) and character.