Leviticus 17:2:12Lev.17.2.W12TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jə.hoˈvaː/
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
a-sher-tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ZEH ha-da-VAR a-sher-tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-EL kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-lei-HEM ZEH ha-da-VAR a-sher-tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR
Root and etymology
h-w-hheth-vav-heth
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 17:2
Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: “This is the word that the LORD has commanded, saying,”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 17:2, 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.17.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.2.W12.S1) and character.