Deuteronomy 15:19:8Deut.15.19.W8TAB
לַיהוָ֣ה
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
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
KOL-ha-be-KHOR a-SHER yi-va-LED biv-kar-KHA uv-tso-NKHA ha-za-KHAR tak-DISH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- sentence
KOL-ha-be-KHOR a-SHER yi-va-LED biv-kar-KHA uv-tso-NKHA ha-za-KHAR tak-DISH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha LO ta-a-VOD biv-KHOR sho-RE-kha ve-LO ta-GOZ be-KHOR tso-NE-kha
Exegesis
The beneficiary phrase la-YHWH elohekha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | lă-yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā} ‘to the LORD your God’ employs a compound divine name in construct to emphasize divine ownership.
In context — Deuteronomy 15:19
Every firstborn male born in your herd and in your flock you shall set apart for the LORD your God . You must not work with the firstborn of your ox or shear the firstborn of your sheep.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 15:19, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֣ה (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.15.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.19.W8.S1) and character.