Numbers 15:8:7Num.15.8.W7TAB
לַֽיהוָֽה׃
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
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
le-pal-LE-ne-der o-shle-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-KHI-ta-a-SEH ven-ba-KAR o-LAH o-za-VAkh le-pal-LE-ne-der o-shle-MIM la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The final dative la-YHWH {לַֽיהוָֽה | lā-YHWH} ‘to the LORD’ identifies the divine recipient. The compact listing with minimal conjunctions underscores the priestly focus on precise sacrificial conditions.
Root and etymology
h-w-hh-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 15:8
And when you present a young bull as a burnt offering or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or as peace offerings to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Numbers 15:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 15:8, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (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.15.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.15.8.W7.S1) and character.