Leviticus 19:34:16Lev.19.34.W16TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- 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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-hee-KHEM
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-hee-KHEM
- sentence
keh-EZ-RAKH mih-KEM yih-YEH la-KHEM ha-GER ha-GAR it-te-KHEM veh-ah-HAV-TA LO kah-MO-kha kee-geh-REEM heh-yee-TEM be-EH-rets mits-RA-yim a-NI Ye-ho-VAH eh-lo-hee-KHEM
Exegesis
The final formula ‘I am YHWH your God’ (ani {אֲנִי | ʾănî} ‘I,’ YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} ‘LORD,’ Eloheikhem {אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾĕlōhêkhem} ‘your God’) functions as a climactic assertion of divine authority and covenantal relationship.
Root and etymology
h-y-hHeth-Yod-Heth
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 19:34
As the native-born among you, the foreigner who sojourns with you shall be like one born among you; and you shall love him as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:34:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 19:34, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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.19.34.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.34.W16.S1) and character.