1 Samuel 14:6:171 Sam.14.6.W17TAB
לַֽיהוָה֙
layehovah
“for the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- 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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Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
KI EN la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI EN la-ye-ho-VAH ma-e-TSOR le-ho-shi-A be-RAV O vim-e-AT
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-ho-na-TAN el-ha-NA-ar no-SE ke-LAV le-KHA ve-na-ve-RA el-mat-TSAV ha-a-re-LIM ha-E-le u-LAI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH LA-nu KI EN la-ye-ho-VAH ma-e-TSOR le-ho-shi-A be-RAV O vim-e-AT
Exegesis
Agency rests with Yəhōwāh in yaʿăśeh {יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | yaʿăśeh} ‘He will act’ and the existential clause ʾên la-Yəhōwāh maʿṣôr {אֵ֤ain לַֽיהוָה֙ מַעְצ֔וֹר | ʾên la-Yəhōwāh maʿṣôr} ‘there is no restraint to the LORD’, emphasizing divine freedom.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work for us, for no restraint can prevent Him from saving by many or by few.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:6:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Samuel 14:6, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָה֙ (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.14.6.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.6.W17.S1) and character.