1 Chronicles 29:21:21 Chr.29.21.W2TAB
לַיהוָ֣ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jəhoˈvaː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiz-be-KHU la-ye-ho-VAH ze-va-KHIM
- clause
va-yiz-be-KHU la-ye-ho-VAH ze-va-KHIM va-ya-a-LU o-LOT la-ye-ho-VAH le-ma-kho-RAT ha-YOM ha-HU pa-RIM E-lef e-LIM E-lef ke-va-SIM E-lef ve-nis-ke-HEM
- sentence
va-yiz-be-KHU la-ye-ho-VAH ze-va-KHIM va-ya-a-LU o-LOT la-ye-ho-VAH le-ma-kho-RAT ha-YOM ha-HU pa-RIM E-lef e-LIM E-lef ke-va-SIM E-lef ve-nis-ke-HEM u-ze-va-KHIM la-ROV le-khol-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Both actions are directed laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-Yəhōwāh} ‘to the LORD’, framing YHWH as the direct recipient.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to exist”
In context — 1 Chronicles 29:21
And they offered sacrifices to the LORD , and on the next day offered burnt offerings to the LORD: a thousand bulls, a thousand rams, a thousand male lambs—together with their drink offerings and abundant sacrifices for all Israel.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 29:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 29:21, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֣ה (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.29.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.29.21.W2.S1) and character.