Deuteronomy 16:2:3Deut.16.2.W3TAB
לַיהוָ֥ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-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
- phraseyour reading level
la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
- clause
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR
- sentence
ve-za-VAHKH-ta PE-sakh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha TSO-n u-ba-KAR ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH le-sha-KEN she-MO SHAM
Exegesis
The beneficiary phrase la-YHWH Eloheikha {לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ | la-Yə-hō-wāh ʾĕ-lō-hê-kā} “to the LORD your God” emphasizes Israel’s covenant relation.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Deuteronomy 16:2
You shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God from the flock and the herd, at the place the LORD will choose to cause His name to dwell there.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 16:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 16:2, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֥ה (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.16.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.16.2.W3.S1) and character.