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
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
AL ISH-shei Ye-ho-VAH kha-TAAT-hee
- 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 context — Leviticus 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.