1 Chronicles 21:18:121 Chr.21.18.W12TAB
לַיהוָ֔ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajoˈvaː/
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
- clause
KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
- sentence
u-mal-AKH ye-ho-VAH a-MAR el-GAD le-MOR le-da-VID KI ya-a-LE da-VID le-ha-KIM miz-BE-akh la-ye-ho-VAH be-GO-ren or-NAN ha-ye-vu-SI
Exegesis
The purpose is marked by le-haqim {לְהָקִים | ləhāqîm}, an infinitive construct indicating the intended action, namely setting up mizbeakh {מִזְבֵּחַ | mizbēaḥ} “altar” directed la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la-yhwh}.
Root and etymology
consonantsHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:18
And the angel of the LORD said to Gad, to say to David, that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Chronicles 21:18, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֔ה (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.21.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.18.W12.S1) and character.