2 Chronicles 20:17:182 Chr.20.17.W18TAB
וַיהוָ֖ה
vayehovah
“and the LORD”
- Transliteration
- va-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- vah-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /vajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
va-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
hit-ya-tse-VU im-DE-VU u-re-U ET-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu ma-KHAR tse-U lif-ne-HEM va-Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM
- sentence
LO la-KHEM le-hil-la-KHEM ba-ZOT hit-ya-tse-VU im-DE-VU u-re-U ET-ye-shu-AT Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu ma-KHAR tse-U lif-ne-HEM va-Ye-ho-VAH im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
The vav consecutive with YHWH immakhem {וַיְהוָה עִמָּכֶם | way-yəhōwāh im-mā-ḵem} ‘and YHWH is with you’ frames the promise of divine presence. In translation, the Hebrew VSO imperatives are rendered as SVO commands, preserving sequence and emphasis while maintaining theological weight.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:17
It is not for you to fight in this battle ; station yourselves, stand, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or dismayed. Tomorrow, go out before them, and the LORD will be with you.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:17:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 2 Chronicles 20:17, so the Hebrew word וַיהוָ֖ה (vayehovah) 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.20.17.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.17.W18.S1) and character.