2 Chronicles 12:5:62 Chr.12.5.W6TAB
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yehuda
“Judah”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /jəhuːˈdɔː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-sa-RE ye-hu-DA
- clause
u-she-ma-YA ha-na-VI BA el-re-kha-ve-AM ve-sa-RE ye-hu-DA a-sher-ne-e-se-FU el-ye-ru-sha-LIM mip-ne shi-SHAK
- sentence
u-she-ma-YA ha-na-VI BA el-re-kha-ve-AM ve-sa-RE ye-hu-DA a-sher-ne-e-se-FU el-ye-ru-sha-LIM mip-ne shi-SHAK va-yo-MER la-HEM ko-a-MAR Ye-ho-VAH a-TEM a-zav-TEM o-TI ve-af-a-NI a-zav-TI et-khem be-YAD-shi-SHAK
Exegesis
The main verb ba {בָּ֣א | bāʾ} ‘came’ moves the narrative to a confrontation scene, and the destination phrase el-rechavam {אֶל־רְחַבְעָ֔ם | ʾel-rəḥavʿām} is expanded by coordination with vesarei yehudah {וְשָׂרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה | wə-sārê yə-hûdāh} ‘the officials of Judah.’
Root and etymology
Rootyod–heh–dalet
“praised”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:5
And Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the officials of Judah who had assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “Thus says the LORD : ‘You have abandoned Me, and I have also abandoned you into the hand of Shishak.’”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 12:5, 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 2 Chr.12.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.5.W6.S1) and character.