Leviticus 14:29:12Lev.14.29.W12TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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-NEY Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
le-ka-PER a-LAV lif-NEY Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ha-no-TAR min-ha-SHE-men a-SHER al-KAF ha-ko-HEN yi-TEN al-ROSH ha-mi-ta-HER le-ka-PER a-LAV lif-NEY Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵ֥י | li-p̄nê} ‘before’ with YHWH {יְהוָֽה | yə-hō-wāh} situates the act under divine authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 14:29
And the remainder of the oil which is on the palm of the priest , he shall put on the head of the one being cleansed to make atonement for him before the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 14:29, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.14.29.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.29.W12.S1) and character.