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

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Result
יְ + ה + וָ֖ה
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

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

    ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    veh-OHKH-LAV ah-VOH-NOH ih-SA kee-eht-KOH-desh ye-ho-VAH khil-LEL

  4. 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 contextLeviticus 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.