2 Chronicles 17:9:62 Chr.17.9.W6TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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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Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
to-RAT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ye-lam-ME-du bi-ye-hu-DA ve-im-MA-hem SE-fer to-RAT Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-lam-ME-du bi-ye-hu-DA ve-im-MA-hem SE-fer to-RAT Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-SO-bu be-khol-a-RE ye-hu-DA va-ye-lam-ME-du ba-AM
Exegesis
The phrase biYehudah {בִּיהוּדָה | bīhūdāh} localizes the activity in Judah, and veimmahem {וְעִמָּהֶם | weʿimmāhem} ‘and with them’ links the teachers to their instrument, sefer torat YHWH {סֵפֶר תּוֹרַת יְהוָה | sêp̄er tôrat Yəhōwāh} ‘Book of the Law of the LORD’.
Root and etymology
H-Y-Hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:9
And they taught in Judah, and with them was the Book of the Law of the LORD . They went about through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 17:9, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.17.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.9.W6.S1) and character.