Numbers 15:19:7Num.15.19.W7TAB

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

Result
לַ + י + ה + וָֽה׃
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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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    la-ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    ta-ri-MU te-ru-MA la-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    ve-ha-YA ba-a-khal-KHEM mi-LE-khem ha-A-retz ta-ri-MU te-ru-MA la-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The preposition le in laYHWH {לַיהוָה | la-ya-hwāh} assigns the recipient “to the LORD,” highlighting the dedication of the offering.

Root and etymology

h-w-hh-w-h

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 15:19

And it shall be, when you eat from the bread of the land, that you shall lift up an offering to the LORD .

About this coordinate

Numbers 15:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 15:19, 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.15.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.19.W7.S1) and character.