2 Chronicles 20:24:12 Chr.20.24.W1TAB
וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה
viyehuda
“and Judah”
- Transliteration
- vi-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- vih-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /vijəhuːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
vi-ye-hu-DA
- clause
vi-ye-hu-DA BA al-ha-mits-PE lam-mid-BAR
- sentence
vi-ye-hu-DA BA al-ha-mits-PE lam-mid-BAR va-yif-NU el-he-ha-MON ve-hin-NAM pe-ga-RIM no-fe-LIM AR-tsa ve-EN pe-lei-TA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive narrative sequence ve-yhudah ba {וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה בָּ֥א | wîhûdāh bāʾ} “and Judah came,” a hallmark of Hebrew historical prose marking continued action.
Root and etymology
y-d-hyod–dalet–heh
“to praise, give thanks”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:24
And Judah came to the watchtower overlooking the wilderness, and they turned toward the multitude, and behold, they were corpses lying on the ground; and there was no survivor .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 20:24, so the Hebrew word וִֽיהוּדָ֛ה (viyehuda) 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.20.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.24.W1.S1) and character.