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

Result
יְ + ה + וָֽה׃
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

    a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    veh-yah-RE-ta meh-eh-lo-HE-kha a-NI Yeh-ho-VAH

  4. 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 contextLeviticus 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.