1 Kings 15:17:131 Kgs.15.17.W13TAB
יְהוּדָֽה׃
yehuda
“of Judah”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /jəhuːˈðaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-YA-al ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL al-ye-hu-DA va-yi-VEN et-ha-ra-MA le-vil-TI TET yo-TSE va-VA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-yehudah {עַל־יְהוּדָ֔ה | ʿal-yəhûḏāh} ‘against Judah’ frames the movement as hostile rather than merely geographic.
Root and etymology
y-h-dyod–heh–dalet
“to praise”
In context — 1 Kings 15:17
Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah , in order not to allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yehuda) 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 1 Kgs.15.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.17.W13.S1) and character.