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
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
kho-ti-IM la-ye-ho-VAH
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.