2 Chronicles 20:19:72 Chr.20.19.W7TAB
לְהַלֵּ֗ל
lehallel
“to praise”
- Transliteration
- le-hal-LEL
- Extended
- leh-hahl-LEEL
- IPA
- /ləhalˈleːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to praise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-hal-LEL
- clause
le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL be-KOL ga-DOL le-MA-la
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TIM u-min-be-NEI hak-kar-KHIM le-hal-LEL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL be-KOL ga-DOL le-MA-la
Exegesis
The purpose infinitive lehallel {לְהַלֵּל | ləhallēl} “to praise” governs laYHWH {לַיהוָה | lā-yəhôwāh} and elohei Yisrael {אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾĕlōhê yisrāʾēl} as worship targets.
Root and etymology
h-l-lh-l-l
“praise”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:19
Then the Levites, from among the sons of the Kohathites and from among the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD , the God of Israel , with an exceedingly loud voice .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 20:19, so the Hebrew word לְהַלֵּ֗ל (lehallel) 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.20.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.19.W7.S1) and character.