2 Chronicles 17:3:22 Chr.17.3.W2TAB
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-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH im-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- sentence
va-ye-HI Ye-ho-VAH im-ye-ho-sha-FAT KI ha-LAKH be-dar-KHEI da-VID a-VIV ha-ri-sho-NIM ve-LO da-RASH la-be-a-LIM
Root and etymology
H-Y-Hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:3
And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of David his father and did not seek out the Baals .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 17:3, 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.17.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.3.W2.S1) and character.