Leviticus 17:4:11Lev.17.4.W11TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-el-PE-takh OH-hel mo-ED LO he-VEE-O leh-hak-REEV kor-BAN la-ye-ho-VAH lif-NEH mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-el-PE-takh OH-hel mo-ED LO he-VEE-O leh-hak-REEV kor-BAN la-ye-ho-VAH lif-NEH mish-KAN Ye-ho-VAH DAM yeh-kha-SHEV la-EESH ha-HU DAM sha-FAKH veh-niKH-RAT ha-EESH ha-HU mik-KE-rev am-MO
Exegesis
The phrase laYHWH lifnei mishkan YHWH {לַיהוָה לִפְנֵי מִשְׁכַּן יְהוָה | la-Yə-hō-wāh lî-pə-nê miš-kān Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD’ centralizes worship under divine authority.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheth-vav-heth
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 17:4
If he does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting in order to offer a sacrifice to the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, bloodguilt shall be imputed to that man ; he has shed blood, and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 17:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.17.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.4.W11.S1) and character.