Jonah 2:7:4Jonah.2.7.W4TABWLC Jonah 2:8
אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה
etyehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- eht-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
be-hit-a-TEF a-LAI naf-SHI et-ye-ho-VAH za-KHAR-ti
- sentence
be-hit-a-TEF a-LAI naf-SHI et-ye-ho-VAH za-KHAR-ti va-ta-VO e-LE-kha te-fi-la-TI el-he-KHAL KAD-she-kha
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — Jonah 2:7
When my soul was growing faint within me, I remembered the LORD , and my prayer came to You, to Your holy temple .
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jonah 2:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה (etyehovah) 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 Jonah.2.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.7.W4.S1) and character.