Jeremiah 23:36:14Jer.23.36.W14TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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
ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
KI ha-mas-SA yih-HE-ye le-ISH de-va-RO va-ha-FAKH-tem et-div-RE e-lo-HIM kha-YIM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE-nu
- sentence
u-mas-SA ye-ho-VAH LO tiz-ke-RU-OD KI ha-mas-SA yih-HE-ye le-ISH de-va-RO va-ha-FAKH-tem et-div-RE e-lo-HIM kha-YIM ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT e-lo-HE-nu
Exegesis
The line concludes with the triadic divine title YHWH tsavaot Eloheinu {יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵינוּ | Yə-hō-wāh tse-vā-ʼōt ʼe-lō-hē-nū}, layering covenant name, martial imagery, and communal relationship.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 23:36
And the oracle of the LORD you shall not mention again, for the oracle will become each man’s own word; for you have perverted the words of the living God , the LORD of hosts , our God .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 23:36:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 23:36, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.23.36.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.23.36.W14.S1) and character.