Leviticus 23:26:2Lev.23.26.W2TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehhovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- yeh-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
yeh-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-da-BER yeh-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER yeh-ho-VAH el-MO-sheh leh-MOR
Exegesis
YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə·hō·wāh} ‘LORD’ functions as the subject performing the speech act.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 23:26
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying ,
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 23:26, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (yehhovah) 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.23.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.26.W2.S1) and character.