Exodus 13:6:8Exod.13.6.W8TAB
לַיהוָֽה׃
layehovah
“for the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for 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
- clause
oo-vai-YOM hash-she-vee-EE KHAG la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
shiv-AT ya-MIM to-KHAL mat-TSOT oo-vai-YOM hash-she-vee-EE KHAG la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The nominal clause chag laYHWH {חַג לַיהוָה | ḥag lā-yəhôwāh} ‘festival to the LORD’ specifies the sacred observance, underscoring covenant remembrance through structured liturgical sequence.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — Exodus 13:6
For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread , and the seventh day shall be a festival to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Exodus 13:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 13:6, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָֽה׃ (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 Exod.13.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.13.6.W8.S1) and character.