Zechariah 14:20:7Zech.14.20.W7TAB
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
layehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- la-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- lah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /lajəhoˈvaː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE al-me-tsi-LOT ha-SUS KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-HE al-me-tsi-LOT ha-SUS KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH ve-ha-YA ha-si-ROT be-VET ye-ho-VAH ka-miz-ra-KIM lif-NE ha-miz-BE-akh
Exegesis
The noun qôḏeš with la-Yəhōwāh {קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה | qôḏeš la-Yəhōwāh} yields the cultic phrase “Holiness to the LORD.”
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Zechariah 14:20
On that day, the bells of the horses will bear the inscription “Holiness to the LORD ,” and the pots in the house of the LORD will be like the bowls before the altar.
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Zechariah 14:20, 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.14.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.20.W7.S1) and character.