Leviticus 23:12:9Lev.23.12.W9TAB
לַיהוָֽה׃
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-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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Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KE-ves tah-MIM ben-she-na-TO le-oh-LA la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-a-see-TEM be-YOM ha-neef-KHEM et-ha-O-mer KE-ves tah-MIM ben-she-na-TO le-oh-LA la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase leolah {לְעֹלָ֖ה | lə-ʿôlâ} conveys purpose “for a burnt offering,” and laYHWH {לַיהוָֽה | la-YHWH} indicates the divine recipient. The compact Hebrew syntax, with an infinitive construct in a temporal clause and chained modifiers, underscores the ceremony’s focus on obedience and holiness.
Root and etymology
ה-ו-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 23:12
On the day of your waving the sheaf, you shall offer a male lamb without blemish, a year old, for a burnt offering to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 23:12, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָֽה׃ (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.23.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.12.W9.S1) and character.