2 Chronicles 24:12:142 Chr.24.12.W14TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoːˈvaː/
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
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BET ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-ne-HU ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA el-o-SE me-le-KHET a-vo-DAT BET-ye-ho-VAH va-yih-YU so-khe-RIM kho-tse-VIM ve-kha-ra-SHIM le-kha-DESH BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-ne-HU ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA el-o-SE me-le-KHET a-vo-DAT BET-ye-ho-VAH va-yih-YU so-khe-RIM kho-tse-VIM ve-kha-ra-SHIM le-kha-DESH BET ye-ho-VAH ve-GAM le-kha-ra-SHE var-ZEL u-ne-KHO-shet le-kha-ZEK et-BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
English rendering shifts to subject-verb-object order while preserving the Hebrew purpose structure and the escalating scope of the workforce, culminating in strengthening the house named by YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:12
The king and Jehoiada gave it to those doing the work of the service of the house of the LORD . They hired stonecutters and craftsmen to renew the house of the LORD, and also artisans of iron and bronze to strengthen the house of the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 24:12, 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.24.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.12.W14.S1) and character.