1 Samuel 15:30:131 Sam.15.30.W13TAB
לַֽיהוָ֥ה
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
- phraseyour reading level
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ve-SHUV im-MI ve-hish-ta-kha-WEI-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer kha-ta-TI a-TA kab-de-NI NA NE-ged zik-nee-ah-MEE ve-NE-ged yis-ra-EL ve-SHUV im-MI ve-hish-ta-kha-WEI-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The sequence of vav-consecutive verbs ve-shuv {וְשׁוּב | wə-šûḇ} ‘and-return’ and ve-hishtachaveyti {וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי | wə-hištahăwêṯî} ‘and-I-will-worship’ forms a coordinated purpose clause culminating in la-YHWH elohecha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | la-yhōwāh ’ĕlōhêkā} ‘to-the-LORD your-God’. This paratactic vav-chain mirrors the Hebrew flow and underscores Saul’s progression from confession to public display of loyalty.
Root and etymology
ה-ו-ה
“to be, to exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:30
And he said, “I have sinned. Now please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:30:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Samuel 15:30, 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.15.30.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.30.W13.S1) and character.