Numbers 15:4:4Num.15.4.W4TAB
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
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-hik-RIV ha-mak-RIV kor-ba-NO la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-hik-RIV ha-mak-RIV kor-ba-NO la-ye-ho-VAH min-KHA SO-let i-sa-RON ba-LUL bir-vi-IT ha-HIN SHA-men
Exegesis
The construct korbano {קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ | qā-rĕ-ḇā-nō} with pronominal suffix specifies possession, and the prepositional phrase la-YHWH {לַֽיהוָ֑ה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} marks the divine recipient.
Root and etymology
h-w-hh-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 15:4
The one who brings near shall present his offering to the LORD as a grain offering of the finest flour—a tenth of an ephah—mixed with a fourth of a hin of oil.
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:4:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 15:4, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֑ה (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.15.4.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.4.W4.S1) and character.