Leviticus 19:4:9Lev.19.4.W9TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
- clause
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
- sentence
al-tif-NU el-ha-e-li-LEEM veh-eh-lo-HEE mas-se-KHA LO ta-a-SU la-KHEM a-NI Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEE-khem
Exegesis
The dual commands reinforce exclusive worship, culminating in the covenant formula ani YHWH Eloheichem {אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | ʾănî Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵem} ‘I am the LORD your God’, which asserts divine authority and relationship.
Root and etymology
h-y-hhe-yod-he
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 19:4
Do not turn to idols or make for yourselves molten metal gods. I am the LORD your God.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 19:4, 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.19.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.4.W9.S1) and character.