Leviticus 17:9:8Lev.17.9.W8TAB
לַיהוָ֑ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jə.ho.ˈvaː/
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
veh-el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED LO ye-VEE-EH-noo la-a-SOT o-TO la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
veh-el-PE-takh O-hel mo-ED LO ye-VEE-EH-noo la-a-SOT o-TO la-ye-ho-VAH ve-nikh-RAT ha-EESH ha-HU me-am-MAV
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to exist”
In context — Leviticus 17:9
If someone fails to carry it to the entrance of the tent of meeting for presentation before the LORD , that individual shall be cut off from the community .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Leviticus 17:9, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֑ה (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 Lev.17.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.9.W8.S1) and character.