Joel 2:26:6Joel.2.26.W6TAB
יְהוָה֙
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
- phraseyour reading level
ET-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-a-KHAL-tem a-KHOL ve-sa-VAT-ta ve-hil-LAL-tem ET-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-sher-a-SA im-MA-khem le-haf-LI
- sentence
va-a-KHAL-tem a-KHOL ve-sa-VAT-ta ve-hil-LAL-tem ET-SHEM Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem a-sher-a-SA im-MA-khem le-haf-LI ve-LO-ye-VO-shu a-MI le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive Piel ve-hilaltem introduces praise toward the object-marked name of YHWH Eloheikhem {אֶת־שֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾet-šēm Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem}.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — Joel 2:26
And you shall eat fully and be satisfied, and you shall praise the name of the LORD your God , who has done wondrous deeds with you: and My people shall never be ashamed forever.
About this coordinate
Joel 2:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joel 2:26, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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 Joel.2.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Joel.2.26.W6.S1) and character.