Leviticus 19:25:9Lev.19.25.W9TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-KHEM
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-KHEM
- sentence
oo-vah-sha-NAH ha-kha-mi-SHIT to-khe-LOO et-pir-YO leh-ho-SEEf la-KHEM te-vu-a-TO a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-KHEM
Exegesis
The independent pronoun ʾănî {אֲנִי | ʾănî} precedes the copular self-identification of Yəhōwāh Eloheikhem {יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kem}, highlighting divine authority and covenant relationship.
Root and etymology
heh-yod-hehheh-yod-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 19:25
And in the fifth year you shall eat its fruit to increase its yield for you. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 19:25, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.19.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.25.W9.S1) and character.