Leviticus 23:11:4Lev.23.11.W4TAB
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
lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-he-NIF et-ha-O-mer lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH lir-tso-ne-KHEM
- sentence
ve-he-NIF et-ha-O-mer lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH lir-tso-ne-KHEM mim-ma-kho-RAT ha-sha-BAT yeh-NEE-FEH-noo ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lip̄nê YHWH {לִפְנֵי יְהוָה | lip̄nê Yə-hō-wāh} ‘before YHWH’ establishes spatial orientation toward the deity.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — Leviticus 23:11
And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for your acceptance : on the day after the Sabbath, the priest shall wave it.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 23:11, 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.23.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.11.W4.S1) and character.