Deuteronomy 17:1:2Deut.17.1.W2PAT

לַיהוָ֨ה

layehovah

to the LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
to the LORD
French
au SEIGNEUR
Spanish
al SEÑOR
Portuguese
ao SENHOR
German
dem HERRN
Russian
ГОСПОДУ
Arabic-Simplified
لِلرَّبّ
Hindi
यहोवा को
Chinese-Simplified
给耶和华
Korean
여호와께
Indonesian
kepada TUHAN
Bengali
প্রভুর কাছে
Tagalog
sa PANGINOON
Swahili
kwa BWANA
Amharic
ለእግዚአብሔር
Yoruba
sí OLUWA
Igbo
nye ONYENWE ANYỊ
Twi
kɔ AWURADE no
Ewe
na YEHOWA

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Result
לַ + י + ה + וָ֨ה
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. phraseyour reading level

    lo-tiz-BAKH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha

  3. clause

    lo-tiz-BAKH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA

  4. sentence

    lo-tiz-BAKH la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha SHOR va-SEH a-SHER yih-YEH bo MUM KOL da-VAR RA KI toh-ah-VAT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha HU

In contextDeuteronomy 17:1

Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God ox or sheep which is in it blemish any thing bad for abomination LORD your God it

About this coordinate

Deuteronomy 17:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 17:1, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֨ה (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.17.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.17.1.W2.S1) and character.