Zechariah 14:16:12Zech.14.16.W12TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
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
Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ve-a-LU mi-DE sha-NA ve-sha-NA le-hish-ta-kha-VOT le-ME-lekh Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ve-la-KHOG et-KHAG ha-su-KOT
- sentence
ve-ha-YA kol-ha-no-TAR mi-kol-ha-go-YIM ha-ba-IM al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im ve-a-LU mi-DE sha-NA ve-sha-NA le-hish-ta-kha-VOT le-ME-lekh Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ve-la-KHOG et-KHAG ha-su-KOT
Exegesis
The divine title YHWH tsevaot {יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת | yə-hō-wāh tṣā-vā-’ōt} serves as the object of worship.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Zechariah 14:16
And it will be that everyone who remains from all the nations that come against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to bow down before the King, the LORD of hosts , and to keep the feast of booths .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Zechariah 14:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.14.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.16.W12.S1) and character.