2 Chronicles 18:31:152 Chr.18.31.W15TAB
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙
yehoshafat
“Jehoshaphat”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-sha-FAT
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-shaa-FAT
- IPA
- /jəhoːʃaːˈfɑt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jehoshaphat
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 | |
| 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
ye-ho-sha-FAT
- phraseyour reading level
va-yiz-AK ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-yiz-AK ye-ho-sha-FAT va-ye-ho-VAH a-za-RO va-ye-si-TEM e-lo-HIM mim-ME-nu
- sentence
va-ye-HI kir-OT sa-RE ha-RE-khev et-ye-ho-sha-FAT ve-HE-ma a-me-RU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL HU va-ya-SO-bu a-LAV le-hil-la-KHEM va-yiz-AK ye-ho-sha-FAT va-ye-ho-VAH a-za-RO va-ye-si-TEM e-lo-HIM mim-ME-nu
Exegesis
The direct object marker ʾet {אֶת | ʾet} before yəhôšāp̄āṭ {יְהוֹשָׁפָט | yəhôšāp̄āṭ} highlights Jehoshaphat’s prominence.
Root and etymology
Rooty-h-sh-p-t
“Yahweh has judged”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:31
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “He is the king of Israel!” Then they turned toward him to fight; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD came to his aid, and God caused them to turn away from him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:31:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Chronicles 18:31, so the Hebrew word יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ (yehoshafat) 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.18.31.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.31.W15.S1) and character.