2 Chronicles 20:3:82 Chr.20.3.W8TAB
עַל־כָּל־יְהוּדָֽה׃
alkalyehuda
“over all Judah”
- Transliteration
- al-KAL-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- ahL-KAAL-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /ʕal.ˈkɔːl.jəhuːˈdɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over all Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| 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
al-KAL-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yik-RA-TSOM al-KAL-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-yi-RA va-yit-TEN ye-ho-sha-FAT et-pa-NAIV li-de-ROSH la-ye-ho-VAH va-yik-RA-TSOM al-KAL-ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional sequence al + kol + Yehudah {עַל־כָּל־יְהוּדָֽה | ʿal + kol + Yehūdah} ‘throughout all Judah’ emphasizes its communal scope.
Root and etymology
y-d-hyod–dalet–heh
“to praise, give thanks”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:3
And Jehoshaphat was afraid, and he set his face to seek the LORD , and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 20:3, so the Hebrew word עַל־כָּל־יְהוּדָֽה׃ (alkalyehuda) 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.20.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.3.W8.S1) and character.