1 Kings 18:22:71 Kgs.18.22.W7TAB
לַיהוָ֖ה
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
- clause
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu el-ha-AM a-NI no-TAR-ti na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH le-vad-DI
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-li-YA-hu el-ha-AM a-NI no-TAR-ti na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH le-vad-DI u-ne-vi-E ha-BA-al ar-ba-me-OT va-kha-mi-SHIM ISH
Exegesis
The noun navi {נָבִ֛יא | nā-ḇîʾ} is governed by laYHWH {לַיהוָ֖ה | la-Yᵊ-hō-wāh}, indicating divine service.
Root and etymology
ה-ו-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Kings 18:22
And Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left as a prophet for the LORD ; but the prophets of Baʿal are four hundred and fifty men.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:22:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 18:22, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֖ה (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 Kgs.18.22.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.22.W7.S1) and character.