2 Chronicles 13:8:72 Chr.13.8.W7TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
lif-NE mam-le-KHET ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-a-TA a-TEM o-me-RIM le-hit-kha-ZEK lif-NE mam-le-KHET ye-ho-VAH be-YAD be-NE da-VID
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-TEM o-me-RIM le-hit-kha-ZEK lif-NE mam-le-KHET ye-ho-VAH be-YAD be-NE da-VID ve-a-TEM ha-MON RAV ve-im-MA-khem e-ge-LE za-HAV a-SHER a-SA la-KHEM ya-rav-A le-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The prepositional frame lipnê mamləket YHWH {לִפְנֵי מַמְלֶכֶת יְהוָה | lip-nê mam-le-ket Yə-hō-wāh} ‘before the kingdom of the LORD’ sets the contested object: not merely Judah, but YHWH’s kingship as embodied in the Davidic line.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:8
And now, you are saying that you will strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David, and you are a great multitude, and with you are golden calves which Jeroboam made for you as gods .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 13:8, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.13.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.8.W7.S1) and character.