Genesis 24:48:3Gen.24.48.W3PAT

לַיהוָ֑ה

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
Russian
ГОСПОДУ
Arabic-Simplified
إِلَى الرَّبّ
Hindi
यहोवा को
Chinese-Simplified
向耶和华
Swahili
kwa BWANA
Twi
maa AWURADE

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Result
לַ + י + ה + וָ֑ה
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

    va-e-KOD va-esh-ta-kha-VE la-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    va-e-KOD va-esh-ta-kha-VE la-ye-ho-VAH va-a-va-REKH ET-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-do-NI a-ve-ra-HAM a-SHER hi-ne-KHA-ni be-DE-rekh e-MET la-KA-khat ET-BAT-a-KHI a-do-NI li-ve-NO

In contextGenesis 24:48

and I bowed and I prostrated myself to the LORD and I blessed LORD God of my master Abraham who led me in a way of truth to take the daughter of the brother of my master for his son

About this coordinate

Genesis 24:48:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 24:48, so the Hebrew word לַיהוָ֑ה (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 Gen.24.48.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.24.48.W3.S1) and character.