1 Samuel 15:21:91 Sam.15.21.W9TAB
לַֽיהוָ֥ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-gil-GAL
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH ha-AM meh-ha-sha-LAL TSON u-va-KAR re-SHIT ha-KHE-rem liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The infinitive līzbo’aḥ {לִזְבֹּ֛חַ | līz-bō-āḥ} marks purpose, ‘to sacrifice,’ with la-YHWH {לַֽיהוָ֥ה | lə-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ followed by ʾĕlōhêkha {אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵā} ‘your God.’
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:21
The people took from the spoil, sheep and cattle—the first of what was devoted—to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Samuel 15:21, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֥ה (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.15.21.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.21.W9.S1) and character.