2 Chronicles 20:15:92 Chr.20.15.W9TAB
יְהוָ֜ה
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
ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM a-TEM al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU mi-pe-NE he-ha-MON ha-RAV haz-ZE KI LO la-KHEM ham-mil-kha-MA KI le-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-YO-mer hak-shi-VU khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-ham-ME-lekh ye-ho-sha-FAT ko-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH la-KHEM a-TEM al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-khat-TU mi-pe-NE he-ha-MON ha-RAV haz-ZE KI LO la-KHEM ham-mil-kha-MA KI le-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The oracle formula koh-amar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kôʾ-ʾāmar} ‘thus said’ with the divine name YHWH {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} signals prophetic authority.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:15
And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the LORD to you: Do not fear or be dismayed before this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Chronicles 20:15, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֜ה (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.20.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.15.W9.S1) and character.