2 Chronicles 18:7:142 Chr.18.7.W14TAB
לְטוֹבָה֙
letova
“for good”
- Transliteration
- le-to-VA
- Extended
- leh-toh-VAA
- IPA
- /ləṭoːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-to-VA
- phraseyour reading level
mit-na-BE a-LAI le-to-VA
- clause
va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT OD ish-e-KHAD lid-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH me-o-TO va-a-NI se-ne-TI-hu ki-e-NE-nu mit-na-BE a-LAI le-to-VA KI khol-ya-MAV le-ra-A HU mi-kha-YE-hu ven-yim-LA
- sentence
va-YO-mer ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-ye-ho-sha-FAT OD ish-e-KHAD lid-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH me-o-TO va-a-NI se-ne-TI-hu ki-e-NE-nu mit-na-BE a-LAI le-to-VA KI khol-ya-MAV le-ra-A HU mi-kha-YE-hu ven-yim-LA va-YO-mer ye-ho-sha-FAT al-YO-mar ham-ME-lekh KEN
Exegesis
The coordinated expressions alai letovah {עָלַי לְטוֹבָה | ʿā-lāy lə-ṭō-vāh} and kol-yamav lerah {כִּי־כָל־יָמָיו לְרָעָה | kî-kol-yā-māv lə-rā-ʿāh} contrast anticipated blessing with persistent harm.
Root and etymology
t-v-btet-vav-bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:7
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There remains one man through whom we may inquire of the LORD , but I hate him, for he never prophesies good for me—only evil —Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king speak that way.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 18:7, so the Hebrew word לְטוֹבָה֙ (letova) 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.18.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.7.W14.S1) and character.