2 Chronicles 35:23:42 Chr.35.23.W4TAB
יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ
yoshiyahu
“Josiah”
- Transliteration
- yo-shi-YA-hu
- Extended
- yoh-shee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /joː.ʃijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Josiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yo-shi-YA-hu
- clause
va-YO-ru ha-yo-RIM la-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu
- sentence
va-YO-ru ha-yo-RIM la-ME-lekh yo-shi-YA-hu va-YO-mer ha-ME-lekh la-a-va-DAV ha-a-vi-RU-ni KI ha-kho-LEI-ti me-OD
Exegesis
The proper name Yōšīyyāhû {יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ | Yōšīyyāhû} identifies the royal figure.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–ayin
“Yahweh supports”
In context — 2 Chronicles 35:23
And the archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, “Carry me away, for I am severely wounded .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 35:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 35:23, so the Hebrew word יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ (yoshiyahu) 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.35.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.35.23.W4.S1) and character.