Leviticus 2:8:6Lev.2.8.W6TAB
לַיהוָ֑ה
layehovaah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAAH
- 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-VAAH
- clause
veh-heh-veh-TAA et-ham-min-KHAA a-SHER yeh-ah-SEH MEH-eh-leh la-ye-ho-VAAH
- sentence
veh-heh-veh-TAA et-ham-min-KHAA a-SHER yeh-ah-SEH MEH-eh-leh la-ye-ho-VAAH veh-hik-ree-VAAH el-hak-koh-HEN veh-hig-GEE-SHAAH el-ham-miz-BEH-akh
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-Yə-hō-wāh {לַיהוָ֑ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} “to the LORD” indicates the sacrificial destination.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — Leviticus 2:8
You shall bring to the LORD the grain offering made from these things; and you shall bring it to the priest, and he shall present it and bring it near to the altar.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 2:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 2:8, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֑ה (layehovaah) 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.2.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.2.8.W6.S1) and character.