Leviticus 18:6:10Lev.18.6.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
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ISH ISH el-kol-she-ER be-sa-RO LO tik-re-VOO le-gal-LOT er-VAAH a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The declaration ani YHWH {אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה | ʾănî Yəhōwāh} anchors the statute in divine authority. Both English renderings preserve the Hebrew word order, distributive negation, and infinitive purpose construction.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 18:6
None of you is to approach any close relative to uncover nakedness; I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 18:6, 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.18.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.6.W10.S1) and character.