Genesis 4:3:9Gen.4.3.W9PAT

לַֽיהוָֽה׃

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
ГОСПОДУ
Arabic-Simplified
لِلرَّبّ
Hindi
यहोवा को
Chinese-Simplified
给耶和华
Korean
여호와께
Indonesian
kepada TUHAN
Bengali
প্রভুকে
Tagalog
sa PANGINOON
Swahili
kwa BWANA
Amharic
ለእግዚአብሔር
Yoruba
sí OLUWA
Igbo
nye ONYENWE ANYỊ
Twi
ma AWURADE
Ewe
na YEHOWA

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Result
לַֽ + י + ה + וָֽה׃
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-ya-VE KA-yin mihp-RI ha-a-da-MA mihn-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    va-ye-HI mihk-KETS ya-MIM va-ya-VE KA-yin mihp-RI ha-a-da-MA mihn-KHA la-ye-ho-VAH

In contextGenesis 4:3

at the end of days {And} it happened Cain {And} brought an offering from the fruit of the ground to the LORD

About this coordinate

Genesis 4:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 4:3, so the Hebrew word לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (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.4.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.4.3.W9.S1) and character.