2 Chronicles 2:12:222 Chr.2.12.W22TABWLC 2 Chronicles 2:11
לַיהוָ֔ה
layehovah
“for the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER yiv-NE-va-YIT la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-vi-NA a-SHER yiv-NE-va-YIT la-ye-ho-VAH u-VA-yit le-mal-khu-TO
- sentence
va-YO-mer khu-RAM ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER A-sa ET-ha-sha-MA-yim ve-ET-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-TAN le-da-VID ha-ME-lekh BEN kha-KHAM yo-DE-a SE-khel u-vi-NA a-SHER yiv-NE-va-YIT la-ye-ho-VAH u-VA-yit le-mal-khu-TO
Exegesis
The construct bārūḵ YHWH ’ĕlōhē Yiśrāʼēl {בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bārūḵ Yhwh ’ĕlōhē Yiśrāʼēl} links the covenant name and the divine title in apposition.
In context — 2 Chronicles 2:12
And Huram said, “Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , who made the heavens and the earth, who has given to King David a wise son skilled in insight and discerning understanding , who will build a house for the LORD and a palace for his kingdom.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 2:12:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 2 Chronicles 2:12, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֔ה (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.2.12.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.2.12.W22.S1) and character.