2 Chronicles 18:4:22 Chr.18.4.W2TAB
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט
yehoshafat
“Jehoshaphat”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-sha-FAT
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-shah-FAHT
- IPA
- /jəhoːʃaˈfɑːt/
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-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL de-RASH-NA kha-YOM et-de-VAR ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
Rooty-h-sh-p-t
“Yahweh has judged”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:4
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 18:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט (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.18.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.4.W2.S1) and character.