2 Chronicles 12:7:62 Chr.12.7.W6TAB
דְבַר־יְהוָ֨ה
devaryehovah
“the word of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- deh-vahr-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /dəvar.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the word of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
de-var-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-she-ma-YA le-MOR
- clause
u-vir-OT ye-ho-VAH KI nikh-na-U ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-she-ma-YA le-MOR nikh-ne-U LO ash-khi-TEM
- sentence
u-vir-OT ye-ho-VAH KI nikh-na-U ha-YA de-var-ye-ho-VAH el-she-ma-YA le-MOR nikh-ne-U LO ash-khi-TEM ve-na-TI la-HEM kim-AT lif-le-TA ve-LO-tit-TAKH kha-ma-TI bi-ru-sha-LIM be-YAD-shi-SHAK
Exegesis
The phrase dvar-yehôwah {דְבַר־יְהוָה | word of the LORD} functions as the subject of the divine pronouncement to Shemaiah.
Root and etymology
Rootheh-yod-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:7
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves , the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but I will give them a small measure of deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 12:7, so the Hebrew word דְבַר־יְהוָ֨ה (devaryehovah) 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.12.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.7.W6.S1) and character.