Numbers 29:2:5Num.29.2.W5TAB
לַיהוָה
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
- sentence
va-a-si-TEM o-LAH le-RE-akh ni-KHO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH PAR BEN-ba-KAR e-KHAD EIL e-KHAD ke-va-SIM be-NEI-sha-NAH shiv-AH te-mi-MIM
Exegesis
The beneficiary la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la·Yə·hō·wāh} is marked by the preposition lamed.
Root and etymology
ה־י־הheth-yod-heth
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 29:2
And you shall offer a burnt offering for a pleasing aroma to the LORD : one bull of the herd, one ram, and seven male yearling lambs, all perfect.
About this coordinate
Numbers 29:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 29:2, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָה (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.29.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.29.2.W5.S1) and character.