2 Chronicles 15:13:42 Chr.15.13.W4TAB
לַיהוָ֥ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /laj.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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Word in context
- word
la-Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-KHOL a-SHER LO-yid-ROSH la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-yis-ra-EL yu-MAT
- sentence
ve-KHOL a-SHER LO-yid-ROSH la-Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-yis-ra-EL yu-MAT le-min-ka-TON ve-ad-ga-DOL le-me-ISH ve-ad-i-SHA
Exegesis
The object la-YHWH Elohei-Yisrael {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | la-YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hê yis-rā-ʾēl} ties seeking to Israel’s covenant LORD God.
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:13
And everyone who does not seek the LORD , the God of Israel , shall be put to death from the small even to the great, from man even to woman.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 15:13, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֥ה (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.15.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.13.W4.S1) and character.