Leviticus 19:18:5Lev.19.18.W5TAB
וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥
veahavta
“love”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-hav-TA
- Extended
- veh-ah-hav-TAA
- IPA
- /və.ʔa.havˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-hav-TA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-hav-TA le-re-a-KHA
- clause
lo-tik-KOM ve-lo-tit-TOR et-be-NEI am-ME-kha ve-a-hav-TA le-re-a-KHA ka-MO-kha
- sentence
lo-tik-KOM ve-lo-tit-TOR et-be-NEI am-ME-kha ve-a-hav-TA le-re-a-KHA ka-MO-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive in ve-ahavta {וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ | wǝ-ʾā·hav·tā́} shifts to the positive command, leading to the equative expression le-reakha {לְרֵעֲךָ֖ | lə-rê-ʿa-kha} ‘to your neighbor’ kamokha {כָּמוֹךָ | kâ-mō-kha} ‘as yourself’, which underscores reciprocal ethics.
Root and etymology
א-ה-ב
“to love”
In context — Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 19:18, so the Hebrew word וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ (veahavta) 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.19.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.18.W5.S1) and character.