Leviticus 22:9:11Lev.22.9.W11TAB

יְהוָ֖ה

yehovah

LORD

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

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

    a-NI Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM

  4. sentence

    ve-sham-RU et-mish-mar-TI ve-LO-yis-U a-LAV KHET u-me-TU VO ki ye-khal-le-LOO-hu a-NI Ye-ho-VAH me-kad-SHAM

Exegesis

Finally, the clause ani YHWH mekaddesham {אֲנִי יְהוָה מְקַדְּשָׁם | ’ă-nî Yə-hō-wāh mə-qa-dda-šām} asserts divine identity and ongoing sanctification. The formal version preserves Hebrew word order and vav-consecutives for legal precision, while the dynamic version streamlines the sequence for clarity without losing the causal flow between obligation, profanation, and divine sanctification.

Root and etymology

to be, exist

In contextLeviticus 22:9

And they shall keep My charge so that they do not bear sin upon it and die in it, because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 22:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Leviticus 22:9, 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.22.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.9.W11.S1) and character.