2 Chronicles 20:3:62 Chr.20.3.W6TAB
לַיהוָ֑ה
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
- phraseyour reading level
li-de-ROSH la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yi-RA va-yit-TEN ye-ho-sha-FAT et-pa-NAIV li-de-ROSH la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yi-RA va-yit-TEN ye-ho-sha-FAT et-pa-NAIV li-de-ROSH la-ye-ho-VAH va-yik-RA-TSOM al-KAL-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
That object relationship is marked by la-YHWH {לַיהוָ֑ה | la·Yəhōwāh} ‘to the LORD’.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he set his face to seek the LORD , and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 20:3, 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.20.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.3.W6.S1) and character.