Leviticus 22:3:19Lev.22.3.W19TAB

יְהוָֽה׃

yehovah

the LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
the LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָֽה׃
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

    a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    veh-nikh-re-TAH ha-NE-fesh ha-HI mil-le-fa-NAI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    e-MOR a-le-HEM le-do-ro-TEI-khem kol-EESH a-sher-yik-RAV mi-KOHL-zar-ah-KHEM el-ha-koh-da-SHIM a-SHER yak-DEE-SHOO veh-NEI-yis-ra-EL la-ye-ho-VAH veh-TOOM-ah-TOH a-LAV veh-nikh-re-TAH ha-NE-fesh ha-HI mil-le-fa-NAI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The Nifal perfect venikhretah {וְנִכְרְתָ֞ה | wə-niḵ-rə-ṯā} ‘shall be cut off’ conveys covenant exclusion, and the emphatic declaration ani yhwh {אֲנִי יְהוָה | ʾă-nî YHWH} ‘I am the LORD’ functions as a divine seal of authority.

Root and etymology

to be, exist

In contextLeviticus 22:3

Say to them, “For your generations every man who draws near from among any of your offspring to the holy things which the sons of Israel consecrate to the LORD , while his uncleanness is upon him — that soul shall be cut off from before Me . I am the LORD.”

About this coordinate

Leviticus 22:3:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Leviticus 22:3, 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.22.3.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.3.W19.S1) and character.