1 Chronicles 22:6:71 Chr.22.6.W7TAB
לַיהוָ֖ה
layehova
“for the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VA
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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-VA
- clause
va-ye-tsa-VE-hu li-ve-NOT BA-yit la-ye-ho-VA e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yik-RA li-she-lo-MO ve-NO va-ye-tsa-VE-hu li-ve-NOT BA-yit la-ye-ho-VA e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The noun bayit {בַּ֔יִת | bay-yît} serves as direct object, and the prepositional phrases laYHWH elohei Yisrael {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | la-YH-wāh ʾe-lō-hê yi-srā-ʾēl} function as beneficiaries, highlighting the temple’s dedication to the covenant name YHWH and God of Israel, linking royal authority with national worship.
Root and etymology
h-y-h
“to be”
In context — 1 Chronicles 22:6
Then he summoned Solomon his son and charged him to build a house for the LORD God of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 22:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Chronicles 22:6, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֖ה (layehova) 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.22.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.22.6.W7.S1) and character.