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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָֽה׃
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    veh-yah-REH-tah meh-eh-loh-HEE-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

  4. 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 contextLeviticus 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.