1 Samuel 15:25:81 Sam.15.25.W8TAB
לַֽיהוָֽה׃
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jəhoˈvaː/
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
- clause
veh-SHUV i-MI veh-esh-ta-kha-VEH la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-a-TA SA NA et-kha-TA-ti veh-SHUV i-MI veh-esh-ta-kha-VEH la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The preposition lā- before YHWH {יְהוָה | YHWH} ‘to the LORD’ designates the addressee. The series of vav+imperatives underscores the threefold petition: pardon, reconciliation, and worship.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:25
And now, please forgive my sin, and return with me, so that I may bow down to the LORD .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 15:25, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (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.15.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.25.W8.S1) and character.