Deuteronomy 16:10:4Deut.16.10.W4TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ve-a-si-TA KHAG sha-vu-OT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-SAT nid-VAT yad-KHA a-SHER ti-TEN
- sentence
ve-a-si-TA KHAG sha-vu-OT la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mi-SAT nid-VAT yad-KHA a-SHER ti-TEN ka-a-SHER ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase laYHWH elohekha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | la-Yəhōwāh ʾĕ-lō-he-ḵā} identifies the divine covenant partner as recipient.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:10
And you shall observe the Festival of Weeks to the LORD your God with a portion of a freewill offering from your hand , which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 16:10, 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.16.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.10.W4.S1) and character.