1 Chronicles 16:23:21 Chr.16.23.W2TAB
לַֽיהוָה֙
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
SHI-ru la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
SHI-ru la-ye-ho-VAH kol-ha-A-rets bas-se-RU mi-YOM-el-YOM ye-shu-A-to
Exegesis
The clause structure begins with the Piel imperative shiru {שִׁירוּ | šî-rû} 'sing' directed to laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-yə-hō-wāh} 'to the LORD'.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be; self-existent”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:23
Sing to the LORD , all the earth ; proclaim from day to day His salvation.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 16:23, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָה֙ (layehovah) 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 1 Chr.16.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.23.W2.S1) and character.