Jeremiah 24:8:8Jer.24.8.W8TAB
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 |
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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ki-KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH KEN e-TEN et-tsid-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ve-et-sa-RAV ve-ET she-e-RIT ye-ru-sha-LA-im han-nish-a-RIM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ve-hay-yo-she-VIM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-khat-te-e-NIM ha-ra-OT a-SHER lo-te-a-KHAL-na me-RO-a ki-KO a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH KEN e-TEN et-tsid-ki-YA-hu ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA ve-et-sa-RAV ve-ET she-e-RIT ye-ru-sha-LA-im han-nish-a-RIM ba-A-rets ha-ZOT ve-hay-yo-she-VIM be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
Exegesis
The prophetic formula kō ʾāmar YHWH {כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה | kō ʾā-mar Yə-hō-wāh} ‘thus says the LORD’ introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Jeremiah 24:8
And like the bad figs which cannot be eaten from badness, thus says the LORD : “So I will treat Zedekiah the king of Judah and his officials , the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land, and those dwelling in the land of Egypt like these bad figs.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 24:8:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 24:8, 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.24.8.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.24.8.W8.S1) and character.