Leviticus 23:2:7Lev.23.2.W7TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAA
- 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
mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh E-le HEM mo-e-DAAI
Exegesis
The construct mōʿădêy YHWH {מוֹעֲדֵי יְהוָה | mōʿă-dêy Yə-hō-wāh} frames the festivals as belonging to the LORD.
Root and etymology
ה-ו-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 23:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “The appointed times of the LORD , which you shall proclaim as holy convocations , are My appointed times.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 23:2, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.23.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.2.W7.S1) and character.