1 Kings 19:16:21 Kgs.19.16.W2TAB
יֵה֣וּא
yehu
“Jehu”
- Transliteration
- ye-HU
- Extended
- yeh-HOO
- IPA
- /jeːˈhuː/
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 ven-NIM-she
- clause
ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-ET ye-HU ven-NIM-she tim-SHAKH le-ME-lekh al-yis-ra-EL ve-et-e-li-SHA ben-sha-FAT me-a-VEL me-kho-LA tim-SHAKH le-na-VI ta-KHTE-kha
In context — 1 Kings 19:16
And you shall anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah as prophet in your place .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 19:16, so the Hebrew word יֵה֣וּא (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.19.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.16.W2.S1) and character.