Proverbs 16:3:2Prov.16.3.W2TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
GOL el-ye-ho-VAH ma-a-SE-kha
- sentence
GOL el-ye-ho-VAH ma-a-SE-kha ve-yik-KO-nu ma-kh-she-VO-te-kha
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} links the direct object maʿaseikha {מַעֲשֶׂיךָ | maʿăśê-kā} ‘your works’ with the recipient YHWH {יְהוָ֣ה | Yəhōwâ} ‘LORD.’
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 16:3
Entrust your works to the LORD , and your plans will be made firm.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 16:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה (elyehovah) 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.16.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.3.W2.S1) and character.