2 Chronicles 28:5:22 Chr.28.5.W2TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
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
ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV
- clause
va-yit-ne-HU ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV be-YAD ME-lekh a-RAM va-ya-KU-VO va-yish-BU mi-ME-nu shiv-YA ge-do-LA va-ya-VI-u dar-ma-SEK
- sentence
va-yit-ne-HU ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAV be-YAD ME-lekh a-RAM va-ya-KU-VO va-yish-BU mi-ME-nu shiv-YA ge-do-LA va-ya-VI-u dar-ma-SEK ve-GAM be-YAD-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL nit-TAN va-YAKH-VO ma-KA ge-do-LA
Exegesis
The compounded divine designation YHWH Elohav {יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָיו֮ | Yəhôwâ ʾĕlôhâw} links the covenant name with personal deity.
Root and etymology
consonantsheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — 2 Chronicles 28:5
And the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Aram, and they struck him and carried off from him a great captivity , and brought them to Damascus. He was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with a great blow.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 28:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 28:5, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.28.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.5.W2.S1) and character.