Leviticus 19:28:12Lev.19.28.W12TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jə.ho.ˈvaː/
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
ve-SE-ret la-NE-fesh LO tit-NU biv-sar-KHEM u-khe-TO-vet ka-a-KA LO tit-NU ba-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The closing a-ni yə-ho-wāh {אֲנִי יְהוָֽה | a-ni yə-ho-wāh} self-declaration functions as a covenantal authority formula.
Root and etymology
h-y-hHeth-Yod-Heth
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 19:28
You shall not make an incision for a soul in your flesh, and you shall not put engraving on yourselves. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:28:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Leviticus 19:28, 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.19.28.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.28.W12.S1) and character.