2 Chronicles 18:13:32 Chr.18.13.W3TAB
חַי־יְהוָ֕ה
khaiyehovah
“as the LORD lives”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- KHAI-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ħaj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as the LORD lives
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
KHAI-ye-ho-VAH KI ET-a-sher-yo-MAR e-lo-HAI o-TO a-da-BER
- sentence
va-YO-mer mi-KHA-ye-hu KHAI-ye-ho-VAH KI ET-a-sher-yo-MAR e-lo-HAI o-TO a-da-BER
Exegesis
The oath formula khay-YHWH {חַי־יְהוָ֕ה | ḥay Yə-hô-wāh} ‘as the LORD lives’ signals a solemn affirmation.
Root and etymology
chet–yod–hehchet–yod–heh
“to live, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:13
Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives , I will speak only what my God says.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 18:13, so the Hebrew word חַי־יְהוָ֕ה (khaiyehovah) 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.18.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.13.W3.S1) and character.