1 Chronicles 21:24:131 Chr.21.24.W13TAB
לַיהוָ֔ה
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI lo-e-SA a-sher-le-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-a-LOT o-LA khi-NAM
- sentence
va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh da-VID le-OR-nan LO ki-ka-NO e-ke-NE be-KHE-sef ma-LE KI lo-e-SA a-sher-le-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-a-LOT o-LA khi-NAM
Root and etymology
consonantsHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 21:24
But King David said to Ornan, “No, rather I will buy it for the full price with silver; for I will not offer what is yours to the LORD , nor offer up a burnt offering for nothing.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 21:24:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Chronicles 21:24, 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.21.24.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.21.24.W13.S1) and character.