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
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
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH PE-takh O-hel mo-ED
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.