Leviticus 19:32:10Lev.19.32.W10TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
yehhovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAAH
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
Yeh-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-yah-RE-ta meh-eh-lo-HE-kha a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH
- sentence
mip-NEI sey-VAH ta-KOOM veh-hah-dar-TA pe-NEI za-KEN veh-yah-RE-ta meh-eh-lo-HE-kha a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final ani YHWH {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ’ă-nî Yə-hō-wāh} asserts divine identity, functioning as a theophanic signature that grounds the social command in divine authority.
Root and etymology
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 19:32
You shall stand up before the aged and show honor to the face of the old man. And you shall fear your God . I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 19:32, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.19.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.32.W10.S1) and character.