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

Result
יְ֝ + ה + וָ֗ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    ye-ho-VAH LO ka-RA-u

  3. 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 contextPsalm 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.