Deuteronomy 14:2:5Deut.14.2.W5PAT

לַיהוָ֖ה

layehovah

to the LORD

Transliteration
la-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
lah-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/la.jə.ho.ˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
to the LORD
French
au SEIGNEUR
Spanish
al SEÑOR
Portuguese
ao SENHOR
German
zum HERRN
Russian
к ГОСПОДУ
Arabic-Simplified
إلى الرَّبّ
Hindi
यहोवा को
Chinese-Simplified
向耶和华
Korean
여호와께
Indonesian
kepada TUHAN
Bengali
প্রভুর কাছে
Tagalog
sa PANGINOON
Swahili
kwa BWANA
Amharic
ለእግዚአብሔር
Yoruba
sí OLUWA
Igbo
na ONYENWE ANYỊ
Twi
kɔ AWURADE nkyɛn
Ewe
na YEHOWA

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Result
לַ + י + ה + וָ֖ה
la + ye + ho + vah
layehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-ye-ho-VAH

  2. clause

    KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha

  3. sentence

    KI AM ka-DOSH a-TA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha u-ve-KHA ba-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH lih-YOT LO le-AM se-gu-LA mih-KOL ha-a-mi-MIM a-SHER al-pe-NEI ha-a-da-MA

In contextDeuteronomy 14:2

for you a people holy to the LORD your God LORD has chosen and in you to be to him for a people treasured possession from all the peoples who on the face of the earth

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 14:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 14:2, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֖ה (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 Deut.14.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.2.W5.S1) and character.