2 Chronicles 23:9:22 Chr.23.9.W2TAB
יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע
yehoyada
“Jehoiada”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-ya-DA
- Extended
- yeh-hoh-yah-DAA
- IPA
- /jəhoːjaːˈdaːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jehoiada
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-ya-DA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN
- clause
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN le-sa-RE ha-me-OT et-ha-kha-ni-TIM ve-et-ha-ma-gi-NOT ve-et-ha-she-la-TIM a-SHER la-ME-lekh da-VID
- sentence
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-ya-DA ha-ko-HEN le-sa-RE ha-me-OT et-ha-kha-ni-TIM ve-et-ha-ma-gi-NOT ve-et-ha-she-la-TIM a-SHER la-ME-lekh da-VID a-SHER BET ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The agent is identified as Yehoyada {יְהוֹיָדָע | yəhô-yā-dā‘}, titled hakohen {הַכֹּהֵן | ha-kō-hên} ‘the priest’.
Root and etymology
y-d
“hand, power”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:9
Jehoiada the priest gave the commanders of the hundreds the spears, the shields, and the bucklers that belonged to King David and were kept in the house of God .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 23:9, so the Hebrew word יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע (yehoyada) 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.23.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.9.W2.S1) and character.