2 Kings 13:17:122 Kgs.13.17.W12TAB
לַֽיהוָה֙
layehovah
“for the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jəhoˈvaː/
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
KHEts-teh-shoo-AA la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER e-li-SHA ye-REH va-YOR va-yo-MER KHEts-teh-shoo-AA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEts teh-shoo-AA va-a-RAM ve-hi-KEE-ta ET-a-RAM ba-a-FEK ad-ka-LEH
- sentence
va-yo-MER pe-TAKH ha-kha-LON KED-ma va-yif-TAKH va-yo-MER e-li-SHA ye-REH va-YOR va-yo-MER KHEts-teh-shoo-AA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-KHEts teh-shoo-AA va-a-RAM ve-hi-KEE-ta ET-a-RAM ba-a-FEK ad-ka-LEH
Exegesis
The construct chain chets-teshuah la-YHWH {חֵץ־תְּשׁוּעָה לַיהוָה | ḥēṣ·tə·šū·ʿāh la·YHWH} ties divine ownership to the instrument of salvation, paralleled by ve-chets-teshuah ba-aram {וְחֵץ תְּשׁוּעָה בַאֲרָם | wə·ḥēṣ tə·šū·ʿāh ba·ʾā·rām} “and arrow of deliverance against Aram,” which shifts focus to the enemy.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Kings 13:17
And he said, “Open the window toward the east,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. Then he said, “The LORD’s arrow of deliverance, even an arrow of deliverance against Aram. You will strike Aram at Aphek until you have made an end of them.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 13:17, 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 Kgs.13.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.17.W12.S1) and character.