1 Kings 15:28:71 Kgs.15.28.W7TAB
יְהוּדָ֑ה
yehuda
“Judah”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /jəhuːˈdaː/
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
va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-SHA bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-A-sa ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-mi-TE-hu va-SHA bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-A-sa ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yim-LOKH takh-TAV
Exegesis
The appositional title melek yehudah {מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה | mē-leḵ yə-hū-ḏāh} ‘king of Judah’ identifies the deceased’s office.
Root and etymology
y-h-dyod–heh–dalet
“to praise”
In context — 1 Kings 15:28
Baasha killed him in the third year of Asa, king of Judah, and he reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 15:28, 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.15.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.28.W7.S1) and character.