2 Chronicles 18:3:42 Chr.18.3.W4TAB
אֶל־יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙
elyehoshafat
“to Jehoshaphat”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-hoh-shah-FAAT
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoːʃɑːˈfɑːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jehoshaphat
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-yo-MER akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-te-LEKH im-MI ra-MOT gil-AD
- sentence
va-yo-MER akh-AV ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ha-te-LEKH im-MI ra-MOT gil-AD va-yo-MER LO ka-mo-NI kha-MO-kha u-khe-am-KHA a-MI ve-im-KHA ba-mil-kha-MA
Root and etymology
Rooty-h-sh-p-t
“Yahweh has judged”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:3
Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you join me in going to Ramoth Gilead?” He replied, “I am like you, and my people like your people; in the war we will stand with you.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 18:3, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ (elyehoshafat) 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.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.3.W4.S1) and character.