Leviticus 19:3:8Lev.19.3.W8TAB

יְהוָ֥ה

yehhovah

LORD

Transliteration
Yeh-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jə.ho.ˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֥ה
yeh + ho + vah
yehhovah

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

    Yeh-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem

  3. clause

    ah-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem

  4. sentence

    EESH ihm-MO veh-ah-VEEV tee-RA-OO veh-et-shab-beh-to-TAI tish-MO-ROO ah-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem

Exegesis

The final declaration ani YHWH Eloheikhem {אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾă-nî Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem} asserts divine authority and covenant identity.

Root and etymology

h-y-hHeth-Yod-Heth

to be, to exist

In contextLeviticus 19:3

Each person must fear his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God .

About this coordinate

Leviticus 19:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 19:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (yehhovah) 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.19.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.3.W8.S1) and character.