Jeremiah 23:33:8Jer.23.33.W8TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-khi-yish-AL-kha ha-AM ha-ZE o-ha-na-VI o-kho-HEN le-MOR ma-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM et-ma-ma-sSA ve-na-TASH-ti et-khem ne-UM-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The infinitive leimor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾmōr} introduces the direct quotation mah-massa YHWH {מַה־מַשָּׂא יְהוָה | mah-ma-śāʾ Yə-hō-wāh} “What is the burden of the LORD?”
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 23:33
When this people or a prophet or a priest asks you, saying, “What is the burden of the LORD ?” then you shall say to them, “You are the burden, and I will cast you off,” declares the LORD.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 23:33, 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.23.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.33.W8.S1) and character.