Joshua 23:11:4Josh.23.11.W4TAB
לְאַהֲבָ֖ה
leahavah
“to love”
- Transliteration
- le-a-ha-VAH
- Extended
- leh-a-ha-VAH
- IPA
- /ləʔahaˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-a-ha-VAH
- clause
le-a-ha-VAH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
- sentence
ve-nish-mar-TEM me-OD le-naf-sho-TEI-khem le-a-ha-VAH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-khem
Exegesis
The infinitive construct leahavah {לְאַהֲבָה | lə-ʾă-ḥă-vā(h)} forms a purpose clause ‘to love,’ linking caution to covenantal loyalty.
Root and etymology
h-valeph–he–beth
“to love”
In context — Joshua 23:11
Therefore, watch over your lives with great care in order to love the LORD your God .
About this coordinate
Joshua 23:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 23:11, so the Hebrew word לְאַהֲבָ֖ה (leahavah) 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 Josh.23.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.23.11.W4.S1) and character.