Leviticus 20:1:2Lev.20.1.W2TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-dab-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH leh-MOR
Exegesis
The subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘LORD’ follows the verb, foregrounding divine agency.
Root and etymology
h-w-hhe-waw-he
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 20:1
And the LORD spoke to Moses , saying,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 20:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 20:1, 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.20.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.20.1.W2.S1) and character.