Zechariah 14:18:12Zech.14.18.W12TAB
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
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
a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ti-HE-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-ha-go-YIM a-SHER LO ya-a-LU la-KHOG et-KHAG ha-suk-KOT
- sentence
ve-im-mish-pa-KHAT mits-ra-YIM lo-ta-a-LE ve-LO va-A ve-LO a-le-HEM ti-HE-ye ha-mag-ge-FA a-SHER yig-GOF ye-ho-VAH et-ha-go-YIM a-SHER LO ya-a-LU la-KHOG et-KHAG ha-suk-KOT
Exegesis
The apodosis introduces hamagefah {הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה | ham-ma-ḡē-p̄āh} ‘plague’, followed by a relative clause asher yiggof YHWH et-haggoyim {אֲשֶׁר יִגֹּף יְהוָה֙ אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם | ă-šer yĭg-gôf Yə-hō-wāh ʾet-haggō-yim} ‘which the LORD will strike the nations’.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Zechariah 14:18
And if the family of Egypt does not go up and does not come, there will be no rain upon them; there shall be upon them the plague which the LORD will strike upon the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Zechariah 14:18, 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.14.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.18.W12.S1) and character.