1 Kings 15:25:91 Kgs.15.25.W9TAB
יְהוּדָ֑ה
yehuda
“Judah”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /jəhuːˈðɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ve-na-DAV ben-ya-rav-AM ma-LAKH al-yis-ra-EL bish-NAT she-TAY-im le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
ve-na-DAV ben-ya-rav-AM ma-LAKH al-yis-ra-EL bish-NAT she-TAY-im le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yim-LOKH al-yis-ra-EL she-na-TA-yim
Exegesis
The genitive relation le-asa melekh yehudah {לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | lə-ʾā-sā mē-lekh yə-hū-dā} situates this within Asa’s reign.
Root and etymology
y-h-dyod–heh–dalet
“to praise”
In context — 1 Kings 15:25
Nadab, son of Jeroboam, ascended the throne of Israel in the second year of Asa, king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 15:25, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֑ה (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.15.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.25.W9.S1) and character.