Leviticus 5:12:13Lev.5.12.W13TAB

יְהוָה

yehovah

LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָה
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

    AL ISH-shei Ye-ho-VAH kha-TAAT-hee

  3. sentence

    veh-hee-vee-AH el-ha-ko-HEN veh-ka-MATS ha-ko-HEN mi-me-NAH meh-LO koom-TSO et az-ka-ra-TAH veh-hik-TEER ha-miz-BEH-kha AL ISH-shei Ye-ho-VAH kha-TAAT-hee

Exegesis

The verb vehiktir {וְהִקְטִ֣יר | wə-hik-ṭîr} denotes the burning action on hamizbecha {הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה | ha-miz-bê-ḥāh}, governed by al {עַ֖ל | ’al} before ishei yehovah {אִשֵּׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | ’iš-śê Yə-hō-wāh}, specifying the offerings to the divine.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be; exist

In contextLeviticus 5:12

And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful from it, a full measure of his handful, its memorial portion , and shall burn it on the altar upon the fire-offerings of the LORD . It is a sin offering.

About this coordinate

Leviticus 5:12:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 5:12, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה (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.5.12.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.5.12.W13.S1) and character.