Malachi 3:4:2Mal.3.4.W2TAB

לַֽיהוָ֔ה

layehovah

to the LORD

Transliteration
la-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
lah-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/lajəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
to the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לַֽ + י + ה + וָ֔ה
la + ye + ho + vah
layehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    ve-a-REV la-ye-ho-VAH min-KHAT ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im

  3. sentence

    ve-a-REV la-ye-ho-VAH min-KHAT ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im ki-ME o-LAM u-khe-sha-NIM kad-mo-ni-YOT

Exegesis

LaYHWH {לַֽיהוָ֔ה | la-YHWH} introduces the beneficiary prepositional phrase.

Root and etymology

heh–yod–hehh-y-h

to be, exist

In contextMalachi 3:4

Then Judah’s offering, and Jerusalem’s, will be acceptable to the LORD as it was in earlier days , in years long past.

About this coordinate

Malachi 3:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Malachi 3:4, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֔ה (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 Mal.3.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mal.3.4.W2.S1) and character.