Isaiah 19:20:4Isa.19.20.W4TAB
לַֽיהוָ֥ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /laːjəhoˈvaː/
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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Word in context
- word
la-Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- clause
ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM
- sentence
ve-ha-YA le-OT u-le-ED la-Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT be-E-rets mits-ra-YIM ki-yits-a-KU el-Ye-ho-VAH mip-ne lo-kha-TSIM ve-yish-LAKH la-HEM mo-shi-A va-RAV ve-hi-tsi-LAM
Exegesis
The phrase la-YHWH tsevaʼôt {לַֽיהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת | lă-yəhō-wāh tsĕ-ḇā-’ôṯ} introduces the divine recipient with martial authority.
In context — Isaiah 19:20
And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt, because they will cry out to the LORD on account of oppressors , and He will send them a savior and a great one, and He will deliver them.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 19:20, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֥ה (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 Isa.19.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.20.W4.S1) and character.