Zechariah 14:12:6Zech.14.12.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

Result
יְ + ה + וָה֙
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. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-ZOT tih-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-kol-ha-am-MIM a-SHER tsa-ve-U al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im

  4. sentence

    ve-ZOT tih-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-kol-ha-am-MIM a-SHER tsa-ve-U al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ha-MEK be-sa-RO ve-HU o-MED al-rag-LAV ve-e-NAIV tim-mak-NA ve-kho-re-HEN u-le-sho-NO tim-MAK be-fi-HEM

Exegesis

The relative clause asher yig-gōf YHWH {אֲשֶׁר יִגֹּף יְהוָה | ašer yig-gōf Yə-hō-wāh} ‘which the LORD will strike’ places the divine name as subject of a Qal imperfect verb.

Root and etymology

Rootheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In contextZechariah 14:12

And this will be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the peoples who have assembled against Jerusalem: their flesh will waste away as they stand on their feet, and their eyes will waste away in their sockets, and their tongues will waste away in their mouths.

About this coordinate

Zechariah 14:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Zechariah 14:12, 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 Zech.14.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.12.W6.S1) and character.