2 Chronicles 11:14:122 Chr.11.14.W12TAB
לַיהוָֽה׃
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
ki-hiz-ni-KHAM ya-ra-VA-am u-va-NA-v mik-ka-HEN la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ki-a-ZE-vu hal-le-vi-IM et-mig-re-SHE-hem va-a-khu-za-TAM va-ye-le-KHU li-ye-hu-DA ve-li-ru-sha-LIM ki-hiz-ni-KHAM ya-ra-VA-am u-va-NA-v mik-ka-HEN la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
In the second clause, the Hifil perfect hiznicham {הִזְנִיחָם | hiz-nî-ḥām} denotes the active exclusion by Jeroboam and his sons, and the infinitive construct mi-kahen la-YHWH {מִכַּהֵן לַיהוָה | mi-kă-hên la-yhwh} functions as a privative purpose clause indicating deprivation of priestly service to the LORD.
Root and etymology
Roothe–yod–he
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 11:14
The Levites abandoned their pasturelands and their possession, and they went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had turned them away from serving as priests for the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 11:14:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 11:14, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָֽה׃ (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 2 Chr.11.14.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.11.14.W12.S1) and character.