1 Kings 16:23:71 Kgs.16.23.W7TAB
יְהוּדָ֔ה
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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Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH a-me-RI al-yis-ra-EL she-TEM es-RE sha-NA
- sentence
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH a-me-RI al-yis-ra-EL she-TEM es-RE sha-NA be-tir-TSA ma-LAKH SHESH-sha-NIM
Exegesis
The phrase le-asa melek yehudah {לְאָסָא֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה | lə-ʾāsāʾ melek yəhûḏâ} anchors Omri’s accession to Judah’s chronology, a narrative technique that links the divided kingdoms’ histories.
In context — 1 Kings 16:23
In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king over Israel for twelve years; in Tirzah he reigned six years.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Kings 16:23, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֔ה (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.16.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.23.W7.S1) and character.