1 Chronicles 16:28:21 Chr.16.28.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
ha-VU la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ha-VU la-ye-ho-VAH mish-pe-KHOT a-MIM ha-VU la-ye-ho-VAH ka-VOD va-OZ
Exegesis
This verb governs two balanced prepositional phrases linked to la-YHWH {לַֽיהוָה֙ | la-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’, first with the construct chain mishpechot {מִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת | miš-pə-ḥôt} ‘families’ + ammim {עַמִּ֔ים | ʿam-mîm} ‘peoples’, functioning as a vocative address, and second with a coordinated object of kavod {כָּב֥וֹד | kā-ḇōḏ} ‘glory’ and oz {וָעֹֽז | wā-ʿōz} ‘strength’. The repetition of havu and the parallel structure exemplify Hebrew poetic parallelism, intensifying the call for universal worship. The construct chain highlights inclusion of all nations, and the double imperative is preserved in translation to reflect the original’s ceremonial force.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be; self-existent”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:28
Ascribe to the LORD , you families of the peoples; ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 16:28, 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.16.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.28.W2.S1) and character.