Deuteronomy 16:15:4Deut.16.15.W4TAB
לַיהוָ֣ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhɔˈvaː/
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
shiv-AT ya-MIM ta-KHOG la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MIM ta-KHOG la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR ye-ho-VAH KI ye-va-re-KHA ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-KHOL te-vu-AT-kha u-ve-KHOL ma-a-SEH ya-DE-kha ve-ha-yi-TA AKH sa-ME-akh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase laYHWH Eloheicha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | lā·Yə·hō·wâ ʾĕ·lō·hê·ḵā} marks the liturgical direction toward the divine.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:15
For seven days you shall celebrate the festival to the LORD your God in the place that the LORD will choose, for the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands; and you shall be only joyful.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 16:15, 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.16.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.15.W4.S1) and character.