Leviticus 16:30:10Lev.16.30.W10TAB

יְהוָ֖ה

yehovah

LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
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

    mi-KOL khat-toh-TEI-khem lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH tit-ha-RU

  4. sentence

    ki-bay-YOM ha-ZEH ye-kha-PER ah-lei-KHEM le-ta-HER et-KHEM mi-KOL khat-toh-TEI-khem lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH tit-ha-RU

Exegesis

The locative lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה | lif-nê Yə-hō-wāh} situates the rite in God’s presence.

In contextLeviticus 16:30

Because on this day atonement will be made for you to purify you from all your sins before the LORD ; you shall be purified .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 16:30:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 16:30, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.16.30.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.30.W10.S1) and character.