2 Chronicles 24:19:52 Chr.24.19.W5TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ba-HEM ne-vi-IM la-ha-shi-VAM el-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ba-HEM ne-vi-IM la-ha-shi-VAM el-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-I-du VAM ve-LO he-e-zi-NU
Exegesis
The Hifʿil infinitive construct lahaššîwām {לַהֲשִׁיבָ֖ם | lahaššîwām} ‘to bring them back’ expresses causative intent, governing its goal ʾel YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה | ʾel Yəhōwāh} ‘to the LORD.’
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:19
And He sent prophets among them to bring them back to the LORD , and they testified against them, but they did not heed .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 24:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה (elyehovah) 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.24.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.19.W5.S1) and character.