2 Chronicles 13:20:72 Chr.13.20.W7TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yig-GE-hu ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yig-GE-hu ye-ho-VAH va-YA-mot
- sentence
ve-LO-A-tsar KO-akh-ya-ra-VE-am OD bi-ME a-vi-YA-hu va-yig-GE-hu ye-ho-VAH va-YA-mot
Exegesis
The second half advances with wayyiqtol narration: vayiggepehu {וַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּ | way-yig-gə-p̄ê-hû} introduces decisive divine action, and the explicit subject YHWH {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə-hō-wāh} follows the verb, a common Hebrew ordering that foregrounds the act and then identifies the Actor.
Root and etymology
consonantsHeh–Yod–Heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:20
And Jeroboam did not recover strength again in the days of Abijah, and the LORD struck him, and he died. ¶
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 13:20, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (yehovah) 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.13.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.20.W7.S1) and character.