1 Kings 16:12:121 Kgs.16.12.W12TAB
יֵה֥וּא
yehu
“Jehu”
- Transliteration
- ye-HU
- Extended
- yeh-HOO
- IPA
- /jeˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jehu
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ye-HU ha-na-VI
- clause
kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI
- sentence
va-yash-MED zim-RI ET kol-BET ba-sha kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH a-SHER dib-BER el-ba-sha be-YAD ye-HU ha-na-VI
Exegesis
The instrumental construct beyad Yehu hanavi {בְּיַד יֵהוּא הַנָּבִיא | bə·yad Yêhûʾā han·nāvî} ‘through Jehu the prophet’ indicates prophetic agency. English word order is adjusted for clarity while preserving the link between divine decree and human action.
In context — 1 Kings 16:12
So Zimri destroyed all the house of Baasha, in keeping with the word of the LORD that He had spoken to Baasha through Jehu the prophet .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 16:12, so the Hebrew word יֵה֥וּא (yehu) 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.16.12.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.12.W12.S1) and character.