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
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-yeh-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHE ikh-LU-hu ha-YOM ki-sha-BAT ha-YOM la-yeh-ho-VAH
- 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 context — Exodus 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.