1 Chronicles 16:36:121 Chr.16.36.W12TAB
לַֽיהוָֽה׃
layehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-me-RU khol-ha-AM a-MEN ve-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-RUKH ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL min-ha-o-LAM ve-AD ha-o-LAM va-yo-me-RU khol-ha-AM a-MEN ve-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
barukh {בָּרוּךְ | bārūḵ} ‘blessed’ opens with a Qal passive participle attributing praise to YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be; self-existent”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:36
Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , from everlasting to everlasting. And all the people said, “Amen,” and gave praise to the LORD.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:36:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 16:36, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (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.16.36.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.36.W12.S1) and character.