2 Chronicles 24:9:52 Chr.24.9.W5TAB
לַֽיהוָה֙
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
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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Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-VI la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-te-NU-KOL bi-ye-hu-DA u-vi-ru-sha-LA-im le-ha-VI la-ye-ho-VAH mas-e-AT mo-SHE E-ved-ha-e-lo-HIM al-yis-ra-EL bam-mid-BAR
Exegesis
The infinitive lə-hāvîʾ {לְהָבִיא | lə-hāvîʾ} ‘to bring’ introduces a purpose clause that enumerates the construct chain lāyəhôwāh {לַיהוָה | lāyəhôwāh} ‘to the LORD’, maśśāṯ {מַשְׂאַת | maśśāṯ} ‘the contribution’, mōšeh {מֹשֶׁה | mōšeh} ‘of Moses’, and ʿēḇēd-hāʾĕlōhîm {עֶבֶד־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים | ʿēḇēd-hāʾĕlōhîm} ‘the servant of God’, highlighting source and divine authorization.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:9
And they issued a proclamation in Judah and in Jerusalem to bring to the LORD the contribution of Moses, the servant of God , upon Israel in the wilderness .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 24:9, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָה֙ (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.24.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.9.W5.S1) and character.