Deuteronomy 13:16:10Deut.13.16.W10TABWLC Deuteronomy 13:17

לַיהוָה

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

Result
לַ + י + ה + וָה
la + ye + ho + vah
layehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-ye-ho-VAH

  2. sentence

    ve-ET-KOL-she-la-LAH tik-BOTS el-to-KHAH re-kho-VAH ve-sa-RAF-ta ba-ESH et-ha-IR ve-ET-KOL-she-la-LAH ka-LIL la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEY-kha ve-ha-ye-TAH TEL o-LAM LO ti-va-NEH OD

Exegesis

The adverbial kelîl {כָּלִיל | kā-lîl} reinforces total dedication la-YHWH eloheicha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | lā-YHWH ʾĕ-lō-hey-kā}, indicating divine ownership.

Root and etymology

ה-י-ה

to be, exist

In contextDeuteronomy 13:16

You shall gather all its plunder into the middle of its open square, and you shall burn the city and all its plunder wholly to the LORD your God . It shall be a heap forever and shall never be rebuilt.

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 13:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 13:16, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָה (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 Deut.13.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.13.16.W10.S1) and character.