Jonah 1:16:7Jonah.1.16.W7TAB
לַיהוָ֔ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
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
va-yiz-be-KHU-ZE-vakh la-ye-ho-VAH va-yid-e-RU ne-da-RIM
- sentence
va-yi-re-U ha-a-na-SHIM yir-e-A ge-do-LA ET-ye-ho-VAH va-yiz-be-KHU-ZE-vakh la-ye-ho-VAH va-yid-e-RU ne-da-RIM
Exegesis
The direct-object marker ʾeṯ {אֶת | ʾeṯ} highlights that the fear is directed toward YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, and the prepositional phrase lā-YHWH {לַיהוָה | lā-Yə-hō-wāh} identifies Him as the recipient of the sacrifice. The pairing of “sacrifice” and “vows” expresses both immediate worship and ongoing obligation, moving from response in the moment to promised future faithfulness.
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Jonah 1:16
Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows .
About this coordinate
Jonah 1:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Jonah 1:16, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֔ה (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 Jonah.1.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.1.16.W7.S1) and character.