Jeremiah 20:13:2Jer.20.13.W2TAB
לַֽיהוָ֔ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-hoh-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
- clause
SHI-ru la-ye-ho-VAH hal-LE-lu et-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
SHI-ru la-ye-ho-VAH hal-LE-lu et-ye-ho-VAH KI hi-TSIL et-NE-fesh e-ve-YON mi-YAD me-re-IM
Exegesis
The verse features two coordinated imperatives, shiru {שִׁ֚ירוּ | šîrû} ‘sing’ and hall'lu {הַֽלְל֖וּ | haləl-lû} ‘praise’, forming a parallel call to worship directed at YHWH {יְהוָה | YHWH}.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jeremiah 20:13
Sing to the LORD and praise Him, for He has delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 20:13, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֔ה (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 Jer.20.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.13.W2.S1) and character.