2 Chronicles 20:19:82 Chr.20.19.W8TAB
לַיהוָה֙
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
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-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
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 20:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 20:19, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָה֙ (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.20.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.19.W8.S1) and character.