Nehemiah 13:4:9Neh.13.4.W9TAB
לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃
letoviya
“to Tobiah”
- Transliteration
- le-to-vi-YA
- Extended
- leh-toh-vih-YAA
- IPA
- /lətˤoː.viːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Tobiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-to-vi-YA
- clause
ka-ROV le-to-vi-YA
- sentence
ve-lif-NE mi-ZE el-ya-SHIV ha-ko-HEN na-TUN be-lish-KAT BET-e-lo-HE-nu ka-ROV le-to-vi-YA
Exegesis
The adjective karov {קָר֖וֹב | qā-rôḇ} ‘near’ combined with le-toviyyah {לְטוֹבִיָּֽה | lə-ṭō-vî-yā} ‘to Tobiah’ conveys a relational alliance. The Hebrew word order places temporal context first, followed by official role, spatial domain, and social connection.
In context — Nehemiah 13:4
And before this, Eliashib the priest was appointed over the chamber of the house of our God , and he was allied to Tobiah.
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Nehemiah 13:4, so the Hebrew word לְטוֹבִיָּֽה׃ (letoviya) 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 Neh.13.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.4.W9.S1) and character.