Leviticus 23:18:20Lev.23.18.W20TAB
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
yih-YU o-LAH la-ye-ho-VAH u-min-kha-TAM ve-nis-KEE-HEM ish-SHEH REI-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-hik-rav-TEM al-hal-LE-khem shiv-AT ke-va-SIM te-mi-MIM be-NEI sha-NA u-PAR ben-ba-KAR e-KHAD ve-EI-lim she-NAI-yim yih-YU o-LAH la-ye-ho-VAH u-min-kha-TAM ve-nis-KEE-HEM ish-SHEH REI-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The clause yihyu olah la-YHWH {יִהְיוּ֤וּ עֹלָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה | yih·yū ʿō·lâ la-YHWH} ‘they shall be a burnt offering to the LORD’ employs the imperfect to assign ritual designation.
Finally, u-minchatam ve-niskeiham isheh reiach-nichoach la-YHWH {וּמִנְחָתָם֙ וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם אִשֵּׁ֥ה רֵֽיחַ-נִיחֹ֖חַ לַיהוָֽה | u·min·ḥa·tam ve·nis·ke·e·hem ʼî·šêh re·i·aḥ-ni·ḥô·aḥ la-YHWH} expands on the grain and drink offerings and the fire offering, culminating in the phrase ‘pleasing aroma,’ which conveys acceptance. English syntax preserves the Hebrew clause order while smoothing for natural reading, employing semicolons and dashes to mirror the rhythmic listing of sacrificial elements.
Root and etymology
ה-ו-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 23:18
And you shall bring near with the bread seven lambs without blemish one year old, one young bull, and two rams; these shall be a burnt offering to the LORD , with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:18:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Leviticus 23:18, 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.23.18.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.18.W20.S1) and character.