Numbers 18:12:9Num.18.12.W9TAB
לַֽיהוָ֖ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /laˌjəhoˈvaː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-yit-NU la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
re-shi-TAM a-sher-yit-NU la-ye-ho-VAH le-KHA ne-ta-TIM
- sentence
KOL KHE-lev yits-HAR ve-KOL-KHE-lev ti-ROSH ve-da-GAN re-shi-TAM a-sher-yit-NU la-ye-ho-VAH le-KHA ne-ta-TIM
Exegesis
The imperfect yittnu {יִתְּנוּ | yittənû} conveys the regular offering action directed to the divine recipient laYHWH {לַיהוָה | lā-YHWH}, marked by the preposition lekha {לְךָ | lᵉ-ḵā}, and the perfect netattim {נְתַתִּים | nəṯattîm} functions as a declarative gift, positioning the human recipient as beneficiary. This progression from quantification through enumeration to relational exchange underscores the sacred economy of giving and priestly entitlement.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheth-yod-heth
“to be, to exist”
In context — Numbers 18:12
All the best of the olive oil, and all the best of the new wine, and all the best of the grain—the firstfruits of what they give to the LORD —I have given to you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 18:12, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֖ה (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.18.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.12.W9.S1) and character.