Zechariah 14:17:10Zech.14.17.W10TAB
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ve-ha-YA a-SHER lo-ya-a-LE me-ET mish-pe-KHOT ha-A-rets el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im le-hish-ta-kha-VOT le-ME-lekh Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-ha-YA a-SHER lo-ya-a-LE me-ET mish-pe-KHOT ha-A-rets el-ye-ru-sha-LA-im le-hish-ta-kha-VOT le-ME-lekh Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT ve-LO a-LE-hem yih-HE ha-GA-shem
Exegesis
The compound divine title YHWH tsevaot {יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת | Yə-hō-wāh tse-vā-ʾōt} ‘the LORD of hosts’ designates the object of worship.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Zechariah 14:17
And it will be that whoever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to bow down to the King, the LORD of hosts , there will be no rain upon them.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Zechariah 14:17, 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.14.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.17.W10.S1) and character.