Psalm 14:4:9Ps.14.4.W9TAB
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
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
ye-ho-VAH LO ka-RA-u
- sentence
ha-LO ya-DE-u KOL-fo-a-LE A-ven okh-LE A-mi A-khlu LE-khem ye-ho-VAH LO ka-RA-u
Exegesis
The final clause Yə-hō-wāh lō qā-rā-ʾû {יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹ֣א קָרָֽאוּ | Yə-hō-wāh lō qā-rā-ʾû} foregrounds the divine name, negation, and verb to underscore their refusal to call upon the LORD as the source of injustice.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Psalm 14:4
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? They eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD .
About this coordinate
Psalm 14:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Psalm 14:4, so the Hebrew word יְ֝הוָ֗ה (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 Ps.14.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.14.4.W9.S1) and character.