Leviticus 23:37:10Lev.23.37.W10TAB
לַיהוָ֗ה
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
le-hak-RIV ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH o-LAH u-min-CHA ZE-vakh u-ne-sa-KHIM de-var-YOM be-yo-MO
- sentence
E-le mo-a-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-sher-tik-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh le-hak-RIV ish-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH o-LAH u-min-CHA ZE-vakh u-ne-sa-KHIM de-var-YOM be-yo-MO
Exegesis
The construct chain mo’adei YHWH {מוֹעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה | mō-ʿă-ḏê Yəhôwāh} ‘appointed times of the LORD’ conveys divine possession.
Root and etymology
ה-ו-ה
“to be, exist”
In context — Leviticus 23:37
These are the appointed times of the LORD , which you shall proclaim as holy convocations , to bring near a fire-offering for the LORD—burnt offering and grain offering, sacrifice and drink offerings—each on its proper day.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:37:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Leviticus 23:37, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֗ה (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.23.37.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.37.W10.S1) and character.