Leviticus 22:26:2Lev.22.26.W2TAB
יְהֹוָ֖ה
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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 proper name YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yəhōwā́h} functions as the grammatical subject.
Root and etymology
h-y-hHe Yod He
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 22:26
And the LORD spoke to Moses , saying,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 22:26, so the Hebrew word יְהֹוָ֖ה (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.22.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.26.W2.S1) and character.