2 Chronicles 23:19:52 Chr.23.19.W5TAB
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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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
BET ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-a-MED ha-sho-a-RIM al-sha-a-RE BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-a-MED ha-sho-a-RIM al-sha-a-RE BET ye-ho-VAH ve-LO-ya-VO ta-ME le-KHOL-da-VAR
Exegesis
The construct chain ʿal-shaʿarei beit YHWH {עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵ֖י בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה | ʿal-ša-ʿārê bêt Yə-hō-wāh} links ‘at the gates of the house of the LORD’.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־הh-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:19
And he stationed the gatekeepers at the gates of the house of the LORD , so that no unclean person could enter for any purpose.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 23:19, 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.23.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.19.W5.S1) and character.