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

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Result
לַ + י + ה + וָ֔ה
la + ye + ho + vah
layehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    KI lo-e-SA a-sher-le-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-a-LOT o-LA khi-NAM

  3. 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 context1 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.