1 Chronicles 16:7:81 Chr.16.7.W8TAB
לַיהוָ֑ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-hoh-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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU AZ na-TAN da-VID ba-ROSH le-ho-DOT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU AZ na-TAN da-VID ba-ROSH le-ho-DOT la-ye-ho-VAH be-yad-a-SAF ve-e-KHAV
Exegesis
The infinitive le-ho-dot {לְהֹד֖וֹת | le-ho-dot} “to give thanks” introduces a purpose clause with le-ye-ho-vah {לַיהוָ֑ה | le-ye-ho-vah} “to the LORD” indicating the worship direction.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be; self-existent”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:7
On that day David first entrusted the leadership of this thanksgiving song to Asaph and his brothers so that they might give thanks to the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 16:7, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֑ה (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.16.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.7.W8.S1) and character.