Leviticus 23:17:13Lev.23.17.W13TAB
לֽ͏ַיהוָֽה׃
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
bih-KOO-REEM la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
mih-mosh-vo-TEE-khem ta-vi-U LE-khem te-noo-FA she-TAI-yim SHNEH ehs-ro-NEEM SO-let tih-YEE-NAH kha-METS teh-a-FEH-nah bih-KOO-REEM la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The clause concludes with bikkūrîm la-YHWH {בִּכּוּרִים לַיהוָֽה | bikkūrîm la-YHWH} ‘firstfruits to the LORD,’ indicating dedication and recipient.
Root and etymology
ה-ו-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 23:17
From your dwellings you shall bring two loaves of fine flour as a wave offering of two tenths; they shall be leavened and baked as firstfruits to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Leviticus 23:17, so the Hebrew word לֽ͏ַיהוָֽה׃ (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.23.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.17.W13.S1) and character.