2 Chronicles 17:1:22 Chr.17.1.W2TAB
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט
yehoshafat
“Jehoshaphat”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-sha-FAT
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-shaa-FAT
- IPA
- /jəhoːʃaːˈfɔt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jehoshaphat
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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
- phraseyour reading level
ye-ho-sha-FAT be-NO
- clause
va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-sha-FAT be-NO takh-TAIV
- sentence
va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-sha-FAT be-NO takh-TAIV va-yit-kha-ZEK al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse uses the vav-consecutive imperfect (vayimlokh {וַיִּמְלֹךְ | vayyimloḵ}) to narrate succession, directly linking Jehoshaphat {יְהוֹשָׁפָט | yəhōšā́phaṭ} to his predecessor through beno {בְּנוֹ | bə-nô} ‘his son.’
Root and etymology
y-h-sh-p-tyod–he–shin–pe–tet
“Yahweh judges”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:1
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 17:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט (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 2 Chr.17.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.1.W2.S1) and character.