1 Samuel 17:47:101 Sam.17.47.W10TAB
לַֽיהוָה֙
layehovah
“to the LORD or for the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD or 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 la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KI la-ye-ho-VAH ha-mil-kha-MA ve-na-TAN et-KHEM be-ya-DE-nu
- sentence
ve-ye-DE-u kol-ha-ka-HAL ha-ZEH ki-LO be-KHE-rev u-va-kha-NIT ye-ho-SHI-a ye-ho-VAH KI la-ye-ho-VAH ha-mil-kha-MA ve-na-TAN et-KHEM be-ya-DE-nu
Exegesis
The prepositional construct laYHWH hamilchamah {לַֽיהוָה֙ הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh ha-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘for the battle belongs to the LORD’ asserts cosmic authority.
Root and etymology
Rootheh-yod-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:47
And all this company will know that the LORD does not save by sword or by spear; for the battle belongs to the LORD and He will hand you over into our hand.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:47:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 17:47, 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.17.47.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.47.W10.S1) and character.