2 Chronicles 28:19:22 Chr.28.19.W2TAB
יְהוָה֙
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ki-hik-ni-A ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ki-hik-ni-A ye-ho-VAH et-ye-hu-DA ba-a-VUR a-KHAZ ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ki-hik-ni-A ye-ho-VAH et-ye-hu-DA ba-a-VUR a-KHAZ ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL KI hif-ri-A bi-ye-hu-DA u-ma-OL MA-al ba-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The first clause places the Hiphil verb hikhni'a {הִכְנִ֤יעַ | hiḵnîaʿ} before the subject YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | Yə-hō-wāh}, foregrounding the act of humbling, with et-yehudah {אֶת־יְהוּדָ֔ה | ʾet-yəhûḏāh} marking Judah as the direct object.
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — 2 Chronicles 28:19
For the LORD humbled Judah on account of Ahaz, king of Israel, for he let restraint go in Judah and committed unfaithfulness against the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 28:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 28:19, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.28.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.19.W2.S1) and character.