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
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
Yeh-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
- clause
ah-NEE Yeh-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.