2 Chronicles 6:8:22 Chr.6.8.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
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID a-VI YA-an a-SHER ha-YA im-le-va-VE-kha liv-NOT BA-yit lish-MI
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-ho-VAH el-da-VID a-VI YA-an a-SHER ha-YA im-le-va-VE-kha liv-NOT BA-yit lish-MI he-ti-VO-ta KI ha-YA im-le-va-VE-kha
Exegesis
The narrative opens with vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōʾmer} introducing divine address by YHWH {יְהוָה֙ | yəhōwāh}.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 6:8
And the LORD said to David my father, “Because it was with your heart to build a house for My name, you did well in that it was with your heart .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 6:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 6:8, 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.6.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.6.8.W2.S1) and character.