Exodus 12:42:4Exod.12.42.W4PAT

לַֽיהוָ֔ה

layehovah

for the LORD

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

Meaning by language

English
for the LORD
French
pour le SEIGNEUR
Spanish
para el SEÑOR
Portuguese
para o SENHOR
German
für den HERRN
Russian
для ГОСПОДА
Arabic-Simplified
لِلرَّبّ
Hindi
यहोवा के लिए
Chinese-Simplified
归耶和华
Korean
여호와께
Indonesian
bagi TUHAN
Bengali
প্রভুর জন্য
Tagalog
para sa PANGINOON
Swahili
kwa BWANA
Amharic
ለእግዚአብሔር
Yoruba
fun OLUWA
Igbo
nye ONYENWE ANYỊ
Twi
ma AWURADE
Ewe
na YEHOWA

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Result
לַֽ + י + ה + וָ֔ה
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

    LEIL shi-mu-REEM HU la-ye-ho-VAH le-ho-tsi-AM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim

  3. sentence

    LEIL shi-mu-REEM HU la-ye-ho-VAH le-ho-tsi-AM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim hu-hal-LAI-la ha-ZEH la-ye-ho-VAH shi-mu-REEM le-khol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL le-do-ro-TAM

In contextExodus 12:42

night watchings it is for the LORD to bring them out from the land of Egypt it is the night this for the LORD watchings for all the sons of Israel throughout their generations

About this coordinate

Exodus 12:42:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 12:42, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָ֔ה (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 Exod.12.42.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.12.42.W4.S1) and character.