Jeremiah 23:17:5Jer.23.17.W5TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
dib-BER ye-ho-VAH
- clause
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM
- sentence
o-me-RIM a-MOR lim-ne-a-tsai dib-BER ye-ho-VAH sha-LOM yih-ye la-KHEM ve-KHOL ho-LEKH bish-ri-RUT lib-BO a-me-RU lo-ta-VO a-le-KHEM ra-A
Exegesis
Divine discourse begins with dibber {דִּבֶּ֣ר | dib-bēr}, a Piel perfect marking authoritative speech from YHWH {יְהוָ֔ה | Yəhōwāh}.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 23:17
They continually say to those who despise Me, “The LORD has spoken, ‘Peace will be to you.’” And to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his heart, they say, “No evil will come upon you.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 23:17, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.23.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.17.W5.S1) and character.