2 Chronicles 33:4:72 Chr.33.4.W7TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM yih-ye-SHE-MI le-o-LAM
- sentence
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VET ye-ho-VAH a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM yih-ye-SHE-MI le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The construct chain bebeit YHWH {בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה | bə·bêyt YHWH} ‘in the house of the LORD’ emphasizes the sacred venue.
The relative ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾă·šer} ‘which’ introduces a defining clause, followed by ʾāmar YHWH {אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה | ʾā·mar YHWH} ‘the LORD said’, marking divine speech.
Root and etymology
RootHeh-Vav-Heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:4
And he built altars in the house of the LORD , about which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem my name will be forever.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 33:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.33.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.4.W7.S1) and character.