Numbers 15:10:8Num.15.10.W8TAB
לַיהוָֽה׃
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
ish-SHEH RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-YA-yin tak-RIV la-NE-sekh kha-TSI ha-HIN ish-SHEH RE-akh-ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la-yə-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ designates the divine recipient. The English rendering preserves the Hebrew progression from presentation to recipient while clarifying sequence: bring the drink offering, state the amount, specify the offering’s nature, and name its recipient.
Root and etymology
h-w-hh-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 15:10
And you shall bring wine for the libation—half a hin—as a fire offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 15:10, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָֽה׃ (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 Num.15.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.10.W8.S1) and character.