Leviticus 19:8:5Lev.19.8.W5TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAA
- 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
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH
- clause
veh-OHKH-LAV ah-VOH-NOH ih-SA kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH khil-LEL
- sentence
veh-OHKH-LAV ah-VOH-NOH ih-SA kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH khil-LEL veh-nikh-re-TAH ha-NE-fesh ha-HI meh-am-MEH-hah
Root and etymology
h-y-hHeth-Yod-Heth
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 19:8
And whoever eats it will bear his guilt , because he has profaned what is holy to the LORD ; and that person shall be cut off from among his people.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 19:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.19.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.8.W5.S1) and character.