Jeremiah 23:20:3Jer.23.20.W3TAB
אַף־יְהוָ֔ה
afyehovah
“anger of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- AF-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- AHF-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔaf.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- anger of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end | |
| 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
AF-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
LO ya-SHUV AF-ye-ho-VAH AD-a-SO-to ve-AD-ha-KI-mo me-zim-MOT li-BO
- sentence
LO ya-SHUV AF-ye-ho-VAH AD-a-SO-to ve-AD-ha-KI-mo me-zim-MOT li-BO be-a-kha-RIT ha-ya-MIM tit-be-VON-ne-nu VAH bi-NA
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct noun ʾaf-YHWH {אַף־יְהוָה | ʾaf-Yə-hō-wāh} “anger of the LORD,” personalizing the divine emotion.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 23:20
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until He has carried out and established the plans of His heart. In the latter time, you will understand it with insight .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 23:20, so the Hebrew word אַף־יְהוָ֔ה (afyehovah) 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.23.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.20.W3.S1) and character.