2 Chronicles 18:3:62 Chr.18.3.W6TAB

יְהוּדָ֔ה

yehuda

Judah

Transliteration
ye-hu-DA
Extended
yeh-hoo-DAA
IPA
/jəhuːˈdɑː/

Meaning by language

English
Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + הוּ + דָ֔ה
ye + hu + da
yehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ME-lekh ye-hu-DA

  3. 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

  4. 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

Exegesis

The construct phrase melekh yisra’el {מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | meleḵ Yisrāʾēl} and melekh yeḥūdāh {מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה | meleḵ Yᵉhūdāh} identify the speakers.

In context2 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 18:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 18:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֔ה (yehuda) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.3.W6.S1) and character.