2 Samuel 22:1:32 Sam.22.1.W3TAB
לַֽיהוָ֔ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-hoh-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
va-ye-da-BER da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH et-div-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER da-VID la-ye-ho-VAH et-div-RE ha-shi-RA ha-ZOT be-YOM hi-TSIL ye-ho-VAH o-TO mi-KAF kol-o-ye-VAV u-mi-KAF sha-UL
Exegesis
The subject david {דָּוִד֙ | dā·wîḏ} precedes layhwh {לַֽיהוָ֔ה | la·Yə·hō·wāh}, highlighting address to the divine.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:1
David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day the LORD brought him safe out of the grasp of all his enemies and from Saul’s grasp.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 22:1, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֔ה (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 Sam.22.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.1.W3.S1) and character.