1 Chronicles 16:4:101 Chr.16.4.W10TAB
לַיהוָ֖ה
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-le-haz-KIR u-le-ho-DOT u-le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yit-TEN lif-NE a-RON ye-ho-VAH min-ha-le-vi-YIM me-sha-re-TIM u-le-haz-KIR u-le-ho-DOT u-le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The final clause la-YHWH Elohei Yisrael {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | la·yhō·wāh ʼĕ·lō·hê yis·rä·ʼêl} ties these duties to the covenant God of Israel.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be; self-existent”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:4
And he appointed ministers from among the Levites before the ark of the LORD , to make remembrance, to give thanks, and to praise the LORD, the God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Chronicles 16:4, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֖ה (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.16.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.4.W10.S1) and character.