Numbers 18:19:7Num.18.19.W7TAB
לַֽיהוָה֒
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vənej jisraːˈʔel/
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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Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KOL te-ru-MOT ha-ko-da-SHIM a-SHER ya-ri-MU be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL la-ye-ho-VAH na-ta-TI le-KHA u-le-va-NE-kha ve-liv-no-TE-kha it-KHA le-KHAK-O-lam
- sentence
KOL te-ru-MOT ha-ko-da-SHIM a-SHER ya-ri-MU be-NEI-YIS-ra-EL la-ye-ho-VAH na-ta-TI le-KHA u-le-va-NE-kha ve-liv-no-TE-kha it-KHA le-KHAK-O-lam be-REET ME-lakh o-LAM HI lif-NEI Ye-ho-VAH le-KHA u-le-zar-a-KHA it-KHAKH
Exegesis
The construct chain and prepositional modifier la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | lă-yə-hō-wāh} establish the divine recipient. Successive prepositional complements (lecha, ulevanekha, velivnotekha, ittekha) outline the covenant beneficiaries in Hebrew sequence, emphasizing communal inclusion.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheth-yod-heth
“to be, to exist”
In context — Numbers 18:19
All the offerings of the holy things which the sons of Israel lift up to the LORD I have given to you and to your sons and to your daughters with you as a perpetual statute. It is a covenant of salt forever before the LORD for you and for your descendants with you.
About this coordinate
Numbers 18:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Numbers 18:19, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָה֒ (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.18.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.18.19.W7.S1) and character.