2 Chronicles 20:6:162 Chr.20.6.W16TAB
וּגְבוּרָ֔ה
ugevura
“and might”
- Transliteration
- u-ge-vu-RA
- Extended
- oo-geh-voo-RAA
- IPA
- /uːɡəvuˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and might
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
u-ge-vu-RA
- phraseyour reading level
KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA
- clause
u-ve-yad-KHA KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA ve-EN im-me-KHA le-hit-ya-TSEV
- sentence
va-yo-MAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TE-nu ha-LO a-TA-HU e-lo-HIM ba-sha-MA-yim ve-a-TA mo-SHEL be-KHOL mam-le-KHOT ha-go-YIM u-ve-yad-KHA KO-akh u-ge-vu-RA ve-EN im-me-KHA le-hit-ya-TSEV
Exegesis
Finally, ūbəyāḏəḵā kōaḥ ugəvūrāh wəʾên ʿimməḵā lə-hittayṣēḇ {וּבְיָדְךָ כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה וְאֵין עִמְּךָ לְהִתְיַצֵּב | uvəyāḏəḵā ḵôaḥ ugəvūrāh wəʾên ʿimməḵā ləhittayṣēḇ} ‘and in your hand power and might, and there is no one to stand against’, pairing power (koach) and might (gevurah) before negating opposition to highlight God’s invincible rule.
Root and etymology
Rootgimel-bet-resh
“might, valor”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:6
And he said, “O LORD God of our fathers , are You not He—God in the heavens? And You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In Your hand are power and might, and none can stand against You.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 20:6, so the Hebrew word וּגְבוּרָ֔ה (ugevura) 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.20.6.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.6.W16.S1) and character.