Numbers 29:39:3Num.29.39.W3TAB
לַיהוָ֗ה
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
- phraseyour reading level
e-LEH ta-a-SU la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
e-LEH ta-a-SU la-ye-ho-VAH be-mo-a-de-KHEM le-VAD min-de-ra-KHEM ve-nid-vo-te-KHEM
- sentence
e-LEH ta-a-SU la-ye-ho-VAH be-mo-a-de-KHEM le-VAD min-de-ra-KHEM ve-nid-vo-te-KHEM le-o-lo-te-KHEM u-le-min-kho-te-KHEM u-le-nis-ke-KHEM u-le-shal-me-KHEM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la-YHWH} ‘to the LORD’ establishes the recipient of the offerings.
Root and etymology
ה־י־הheth-yod-heth
“to be, exist”
In context — Numbers 29:39
These offerings you shall bring to the LORD at your appointed times ; they are separate from your vow offerings and your freewill gifts, whether burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, or peace offerings.
About this coordinate
Numbers 29:39:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Numbers 29:39, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֗ה (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.29.39.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.29.39.W3.S1) and character.