2 Chronicles 20:5:72 Chr.20.5.W7TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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
- phraseyour reading level
be-VET ye-ho-VAH
- 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
Exegesis
The location shifts inward with bevet YHWH {בְּבֵית יְהוָה | bə-vêṯ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in the house of the LORD,’ a construct relationship that frames the temple as belonging to YHWH and thus as the proper venue for communal appeal.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
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 20:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 20:5, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.20.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.5.W7.S1) and character.