2 Chronicles 18:20:102 Chr.18.20.W10TAB
יְהוָ֛ה
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-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH e-LAV ba-MA
- sentence
va-ye-TS E ha-RU-akh va-ya-a-MOD lif-NE ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MER a-NI a-fat-TE-nu va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH e-LAV ba-MA
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive wayya‘amod {וַיַּעֲמֹד֙ | wāy-ya-‘ă-mōḏ} ‘and stood’ plus the prepositional phrase lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה | li-p̄nê Yə-hō-wāh} creates a theophanic courtroom scene.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:20
And the spirit went out and stood before the LORD , and said, “I will entice him.” And the LORD said to him, “By what means?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Chronicles 18:20, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֛ה (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.18.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.20.W10.S1) and character.