Psalm 22:28:2Ps.22.28.W2TABWLC Psalms 22:29
לַֽיהוָה
layehovah
“to the LORD or for the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD or for 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
KI la-ye-ho-VAH ham-me-lu-KHA
- sentence
KI la-ye-ho-VAH ham-me-lu-KHA u-mo-SHEL bag-go-YIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase laYHWH {לַיהוָה | lă-yĕ-hō-wāh} ‘to the LORD’ with ham-melukhah {הַמְּלוּכָה | ham-mĕ-lû-khâh} ‘the kingship’ forms a possessive construction that foregrounds divine ownership.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be; to exist”
In context — Psalm 22:28
For the kingship belongs to the LORD , and He rules over the nations .
About this coordinate
Psalm 22:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Psalm 22:28, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָה (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 Ps.22.28.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.22.28.W2.S1) and character.