Numbers 15:3:14Num.15.3.W14TAB

לַֽיהוָ֔ה

layehovah

to the LORD

Transliteration
la-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
lah-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/la.jəhoˈvaː/

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

    la-a-SOT RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH min-ha-ba-KAR O min-ha-TSON

  3. sentence

    va-a-si-TEM i-SHEH la-ye-ho-VAH o-LAH o-ZE-vakh le-fa-LE-ne-der O bin-da-VAH O be-mo-a-de-KHEM la-a-SOT RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH min-ha-ba-KAR O min-ha-TSON

Root and etymology

h-w-hh-w-h

to be, exist

In contextNumbers 15:3

And when you offer a fire-offering to the LORD —whether as a burnt-offering or as a sacrifice for fulfilling a vow at your appointed times or as a freewill offering—it shall yield a pleasing aroma to the LORD from the herd or the flock.

About this coordinate

Numbers 15:3:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Numbers 15:3, 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 Num.15.3.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.3.W14.S1) and character.