Zechariah 14:1:3Zech.14.1.W3TAB
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
layehovah
“for the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /la.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
hi-NEH YOM-BA la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
hi-NEH YOM-BA la-ye-ho-VAH ve-khu-LAK she-la-LEKH be-kir-BEKH
Exegesis
The nominal clause yom-bā la-YHWH {יוֹם־בָּא לַיהוָה | yōm-bā la-Yəhōwāh} functions as subject–predicate indicating imminent divine intervention.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Zechariah 14:1
Behold, a day is coming for the LORD , when your spoil will be divided in your midst .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Zechariah 14:1, 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 Zech.14.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.1.W3.S1) and character.