2 Chronicles 20:5:22 Chr.20.5.W2TAB
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט
yehoshafat
“Jehoshaphat”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-sha-FAT
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-shah-FAT
- IPA
- /jəhoːʃaˈfɑt/
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-ya-a-MOD ye-ho-sha-FAT
- clause
va-ya-a-MOD ye-ho-sha-FAT bik-ha-L ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LIM be-VET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-a-MOD ye-ho-sha-FAT bik-ha-L ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LIM be-VET ye-ho-VAH lif-NE he-kha-TSER ha-kha-da-SHA
Root and etymology
y-h-sh-p-tyod–heh–shin–pe–tav
“YHWH judges”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:5
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD , before the new courtyard.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:5, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט (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.20.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.5.W2.S1) and character.