Leviticus 21:12:16Lev.21.12.W16TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI NE-zer SHE-men mish-KHAT e-lo-HAV a-LAV a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
oo-min-hah-mik-DASH LO ye-TSE ve-LO ye-khal-LEL ET mik-DASH e-lo-HAV KI NE-zer SHE-men mish-KHAT e-lo-HAV a-LAV a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final declaration ʾănî YHWH {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ʾă·nî Yə·hō·wāh} ‘I am the LORD’ transitions from legal prescription to divine authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh-yod-heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 21:12
And he shall not go out from the sanctuary, nor desecrate the sanctuary of his God; for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 21:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Leviticus 21:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.21.12.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.21.12.W16.S1) and character.