Proverbs 21:3:5Prov.21.3.W5TAB
לַיהוָ֣ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-hoh-VAAH
- IPA
- /la.jə.hoˈvaː/
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
- phraseyour reading level
la-ye-ho-VAH miz-ZA-vakh
- clause
ni-VE-KHAR la-ye-ho-VAH miz-ZA-vakh
- sentence
A-so tse-da-KA u-mi-she-PAT ni-VE-KHAR la-ye-ho-VAH miz-ZA-vakh
Exegesis
The beneficiary phrase la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | lə-Yə-hō-wāh} ‘by the LORD’ identifies the agent.
In context — Proverbs 21:3
The LORD values doing righteousness and justice more than sacrifice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 21:3, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֣ה (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.21.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.3.W5.S1) and character.