Zechariah 14:7:5Zech.14.7.W5TAB
לַֽיהוָ֖ה
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
- phraseyour reading level
yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ha-YA YOM-e-KHAD HU yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la
- sentence
ve-ha-YA YOM-e-KHAD HU yi-va-DA la-ye-ho-VAH lo-YOM ve-lo-LAI-la ve-ha-YA le-ET-e-REV yih-ye-OR
Exegesis
Yivvada {יִוָּדַ֥ע | yiv-vō-ḏāʿ} in the Niphal imperfect conveys passive disclosure, and la-YHWH {לַיהוָה | la-Yə-hō-wāh} marks the divine cognizer.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Zechariah 14:7
And it shall be one day— it is known to the LORD ; not day and not night, but at the time of evening there shall be light .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Zechariah 14:7, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֖ה (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.14.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.7.W5.S1) and character.