Exodus 16:25:7Exod.16.25.W7TAB

לַיהוָ֑ה

layehhovah

for the LORD

Transliteration
la-yeh-ho-VAH
Extended
lah-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/la.jə.hoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
for the LORD

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Result
לַ + י + ה + וָ֑ה
la + yeh + ho + vah
layehhovah

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-yeh-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    va-YO-mer mo-SHE ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM ki-sha-BAT ha-YOM la-yeh-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer mo-SHE ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM ki-sha-BAT ha-YOM la-yeh-ho-VAH ha-YOM LO tim-tsa-U-hu ba-sa-DE

Exegesis

The causal kî {כִּֽי | kî} links to the nominal clause šab-bāṯ hayyom {שַׁבָּ֥ת הַיּ֖וֹם | šab-bāṯ ha-yôm} ‘Sabbath day’, specified by the prepositional la-Yə-hō-wāh {לַיהוָ֑ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’, marking consecration.

Root and etymology

h-y-hHeh–Yod–Heh

to be, to exist

In contextExodus 16:25

Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is the Sabbath to the LORD ; you will not find it in the field.”

About this coordinate

Exodus 16:25:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 16:25, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֑ה (layehhovah) 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.16.25.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.25.W7.S1) and character.