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