1 Kings 19:17:91 Kgs.19.17.W9TAB
יֵה֖וּא
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
me-KHE-rev ye-HU
- clause
ve-han-nim-LAT me-KHE-rev ye-HU ya-MIT e-li-SHA
- sentence
ve-ha-YA han-nim-LAT me-KHE-rev kha-za-EL ya-MIT ye-HU ve-han-nim-LAT me-KHE-rev ye-HU ya-MIT e-li-SHA
Exegesis
This is followed by the Hiphil imperfect yamit {יָמִ֣ית | yā-mîṯ} ‘will put to death’ with the proper noun yehu {יֵה֑וּא | yē-hû} as subject, marking an apodosis of causation. The second clause mirrors this pattern—vehannimlat, meḥerev, yehu, yamit, elisha—creating paratactic parallelism that reinforces the certainty and scope of the judgment.
In context — 1 Kings 19:17
And it will be that whoever escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will put to death; and whoever escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will put to death.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 19:17:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 19:17, so the Hebrew word יֵה֖וּא (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.19.17.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.19.17.W9.S1) and character.