2 Chronicles 17:16:52 Chr.17.16.W5TAB
לַיהוָ֑ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /laːjəhoˈvaː/
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
ve-AL-YA-do a-mas-YA ben-zikh-RI ha-mit-na-DEV la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-AL-YA-do a-mas-YA ben-zikh-RI ha-mit-na-DEV la-ye-ho-VAH ve-im-MO ma-TA-yim E-lef gi-BOR KHA-yil
Exegesis
The phrase lā-YHWH {לַיהוָ֑ה | la-ye-ho-wāh} ‘for the LORD’ marks the service’s recipient.
Root and etymology
H-Y-Hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:16
And under his command, Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered himself for the LORD , and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 17:16, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֑ה (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.17.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.16.W5.S1) and character.