Leviticus 18:21:10Lev.18.21.W10TAB
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
a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-LO te-kha-LEL et-SHEM e-lo-HE-kha a-NI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
oo-mih-zahr-ah-KHA loh-ti-TEN leh-ha-a-VIR la-MO-lekh ve-LO te-kha-LEL et-SHEM e-lo-HE-kha a-NI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final clause ani YHWH {אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה | ’ă-nî Yəhōwāh} ‘I am the LORD’ asserts covenantal authority, framing the prohibitions within divine command.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 18:21
And from your offspring you shall not give to Molech to make them pass through the fire, and you shall not profane the name of your God . I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:21:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 18:21, 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.18.21.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.21.W10.S1) and character.