Leviticus 18:5:11Lev.18.5.W11TAB
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
- clause
a-NEE Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-sheh-MAR-tem eht-KHUK-koh-TAI veh-eht-mish-pa-TAI a-SHER ya-a-SEH oh-TAM ha-a-DAM wa-KHAI ba-HEM a-NEE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
Finally, the copulative clause ani YHWH {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ʾănî Yə-hō-wāh} asserts divine identity and authority, anchoring the legal structure in covenantal sovereignty.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 18:5
And you shall keep my statutes and my judgments, which if a person does them, that person shall live by them. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 18:5, 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.18.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.5.W11.S1) and character.