1 Kings 22:7:21 Kgs.22.7.W2TAB
יְהֹוָ֣שָׁפָ֔ט
yehoshafat
“Jehoshaphat”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-SHA-fat
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-SHAH-faht
- IPA
- /jəhoːʃaːˈfɑt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jehoshaphat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-SHA-fat
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-SHA-fat ha-EN PO na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH OD
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-SHA-fat ha-EN PO na-VI la-ye-ho-VAH OD ve-nid-re-SHA me-O-to
Exegesis
The proper name Yehoshaphat {יְהוֹשָׁפָט | Yᵉhōšāphāṭ} identifies the speaker.
Root and etymology
Rootshin–pe–tav
“to judge”
In context — 1 Kings 22:7
And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet for the LORD so that we may inquire from him?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 22:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 22:7, so the Hebrew word יְהֹוָ֣שָׁפָ֔ט (yehoshafat) 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.22.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.22.7.W2.S1) and character.