1 Samuel 14:33:71 Sam.14.33.W7TAB

לַֽיהוָ֖ה

layehovah

against the LORD

Transliteration
la-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
lah-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/lajəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
against the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לַֽ + י + ה + וָ֖ה
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. phraseyour reading level

    kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL le-MOR hi-NE ha-AM kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH le-e-KHOL al-ha-DAM

  4. sentence

    va-ya-GI-du le-sha-UL le-MOR hi-NE ha-AM kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH le-e-KHOL al-ha-DAM va-yo-MER be-gad-TEM go-LU-e-LAI ha-YOM E-ven ge-do-LA

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-Ye-hô-wāh} ‘against the LORD’ identifies the offended party.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, to exist

In context1 Samuel 14:33

And they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD by eating blood.” And he said, “You have acted treacherously ; roll to me today a great stone.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 14:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 14:33, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֖ה (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 Sam.14.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.33.W7.S1) and character.