Proverbs 16:11:4Prov.16.11.W4TAB
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
layehovah
“belong to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jə.hoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- belong 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
PE-les u-mo-ze-NEI mish-PAT la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
PE-les u-mo-ze-NEI mish-PAT la-ye-ho-VAH ma-a-SE-hu KAL-av-NEI-khis
Exegesis
The phrase la-YHWH {לַֽיהוָ֑ה | lā-Yə-hō-wāh} marks divine ownership of the standard.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 16:11
Just scales and balanced measures are the LORD’s ; every stone-weight in the bag is His work .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:11, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֑ה (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 Prov.16.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.11.W4.S1) and character.