2 Chronicles 20:28:72 Chr.20.28.W7TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
- clause
el-BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ye-ru-sha-LA-yim bin-ne-va-LIM u-ve-khi-no-ROT u-va-kha-tso-ts-ROT el-BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The directional construct el־beit YHWH {אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יְהוָֽה | ʾel-bêṯ yə·hô·wāh} (‘to the house of the LORD’) culminates the sequence, underscoring the sacred focus of the gathering.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:28
And they came to Jerusalem with harps, lyres, and trumpets to the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 20:28, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.20.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.28.W7.S1) and character.