Leviticus 19:14:11Lev.19.14.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
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-yah-REH-tah meh-eh-loh-HEE-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
loh-teh-kal-LEL khe-RESH veh-lif-NEE i-VER LO tih-TEN mikh-SHOL veh-yah-REH-tah meh-eh-loh-HEE-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The sequence culminates in ve-yareta {וְיָרֵ֥אתָ | wə-yā-rē-ṭā} ‘and you shall fear’, using a perfect tense to indicate a settled ethical stance, which is then anchored by the inclusio ani YHWH {אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה | ʾănî Yəhōwāh} ‘I am the LORD’, framing the command within divine authority and reinforcing covenantal accountability.
Root and etymology
h-y-hHeth-Yod-Heth
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 19:14
You shall not curse the deaf nor place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God ; I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:14:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 19:14, 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.19.14.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.14.W11.S1) and character.