Leviticus 14:11:9Lev.14.11.W9TAB

יְהוָ֔ה

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֔ה
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

    lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH PE-takh O-hel mo-ED

  4. sentence

    ve-he-e-MEED ha-ko-HEN ha-me-ta-HER ET ha-ISH ham-mi-ta-HER ve-o-TAM lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH PE-takh O-hel mo-ED

Exegesis

The preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵי | li-p̄nê} ‘before’ locates the action relative to YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}, underscoring divine presence at the ritual.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In contextLeviticus 14:11

Then the priest shall cause the man being cleansed and the offerings to stand before the LORD at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 14:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 14:11, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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 Lev.14.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.11.W9.S1) and character.