Leviticus 23:34:15Lev.23.34.W15TAB
לַיהֹוָֽה׃
tothelord
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- to-the-LORD
- Extended
- to-the-LORD
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
to-the-LORD
- clause
on-FIVE TEN DAY of-the-MONTH the-SEV-enth THIS FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS SEV-en DAYS to-the-LORD
- sentence
da-BER to-the-SONS-of yis-ra-EL say-ING on-FIVE TEN DAY of-the-MONTH the-SEV-enth THIS FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS SEV-en DAYS to-the-LORD
Exegesis
The final purpose prepositional phrase la-YHWH {לַיהֹוָה | la-yehōwāh} ‘for the LORD’ assigns divine ownership. English translation reorders to S-V-O and sequences temporal and purpose clauses for readability while preserving Hebrew structural emphasis.
Root and etymology
ה-ו-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 23:34
Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, “On the fifteenth day of this seventh month the Festival of Booths shall be to the LORD for seven days.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:34:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Leviticus 23:34, so the Hebrew word לַיהֹוָֽה׃ (tothelord) 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.23.34.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.34.W15.S1) and character.