1 Samuel 15:13:91 Sam.15.13.W9TAB

לַֽיהוָ֔ה

layehovah

to the LORD

Transliteration
la-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
lah-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/la.jə.ho.ˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
to the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לַֽ + י + ה + וָ֔ה
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. clause

    va-YO-mer LO sha-UL ba-RUKH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH ha-ki-MO-ti et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    va-ya-VO she-mu-EL el-sha-UL va-YO-mer LO sha-UL ba-RUKH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH ha-ki-MO-ti et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The blessing formula barukh ʾattāh laYHWH {בָּר֤וּךְ אַתָּה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה | bārûḥ ʾattāh lə-Yəhōwāh} ‘blessed are you to the LORD’ combines a participle, independent pronoun, and divine name.

Root and etymology

h-y-hheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In context1 Samuel 15:13

And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you to the LORD ; I have fulfilled the word of the LORD.”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 15:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 15:13, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֔ה (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.15.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.13.W9.S1) and character.