2 Chronicles 20:13:42 Chr.20.13.W4TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
lif-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA o-me-DIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-KHOL-ye-hu-DA o-me-DIM lif-NE ye-ho-VAH gam-ta-PAM ne-she-HEM u-ven-e-HEM
Exegesis
The participle standing {omdim {עֹמְדִים | ‘omdîm} ‘standing’} conveys sustained posture, leading into the prepositional phrase before {lifnei {לִפְנֵי | li-pə-nê} ‘before’} the LORD {YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘the LORD’}, establishing spatial proximity.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:13
And all Judah stood before the LORD , with their little ones , their wives, and their sons.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 20:13, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (yehovah) 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.20.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.13.W4.S1) and character.