2 Chronicles 6:4:32 Chr.6.4.W3TAB
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
ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER di-BER be-FI-v ET da-VID a-VI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ba-RUKH Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER di-BER be-FI-v ET da-VID a-VI u-ve-ya-DAV mi-LE le-MOR
Exegesis
The construct chain YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | YHWH} + Elohei Yisrael {אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl} establishes the covenant relationship between God and Israel.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–vav–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:4
And he said, “Blessed be the LORD , the God of Israel , who spoke by His mouth to my father David and has fulfilled it by His hands, saying:”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 6:4, 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.6.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.4.W3.S1) and character.