2 Chronicles 20:18:22 Chr.20.18.W2TAB
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט
yehoshafat
“Jehoshaphat”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-sha-FAT
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-shah-FAHT
- IPA
- /jəhoːʃaˈfɔt/
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-yik-KOD ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-yik-KOD ye-ho-sha-FAT a-PA-yim AR-tse
- sentence
va-yik-KOD ye-ho-sha-FAT a-PA-yim AR-tse ve-khol-ye-hu-DA ve-yosh-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim na-fe-LU lif-NE ye-ho-VAH le-hish-ta-kha-VOT la-ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
y-h-sh-p-tyod–heh–shin–pe–tav
“YHWH judges”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:18
And Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD to worship Him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:18, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט (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.20.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.18.W2.S1) and character.