1 Chronicles 16:34:21 Chr.16.34.W2TAB
לַיהוָה֙
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
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
ho-DOO la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ho-DOO la-ye-ho-VAH KI TOV KI le-o-LAM kha-sed-DO
Exegesis
The verse is an exhortation that begins with the plural imperative hodu {הוֹד֤וּ | hô·dû} ‘give thanks,’ calling the gathered community to a shared act of praise, followed immediately by the dative phrase laYHWH {לַיהוָה֙ | la-YHWH} that directs thanksgiving to the covenant God.
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD , for He is good; for His steadfast love is forever.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 16:34, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָה֙ (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.16.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.34.W2.S1) and character.