2 Chronicles 7:3:82 Chr.7.3.W8TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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
u-khe-VOD ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-KHOL be-NE yis-ra-EL ro-IM be-RE-det ha-ESH u-khe-VOD ye-ho-VAH al-ha-BA-yit
- sentence
ve-KHOL be-NE yis-ra-EL ro-IM be-RE-det ha-ESH u-khe-VOD ye-ho-VAH al-ha-BA-yit va-yik-re-U a-PA-yim AR-tsa al-ha-rits-FA va-yish-ta-kha-VU ve-ho-DOT la-ye-ho-VAH KI TOV KI le-o-LAM khas-DO
Exegesis
The phrase ū-kə-ḇōd YHWH {וּכְב֥וֹד יְהוָ֖ה | ū-kə-ḇōd Yə-hō-wāh} ‘and the glory of the LORD’ with ʿal hab-bā-yit {עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת | ʿal hab-bā-yit} ‘upon the house’ forms a theophanic expression.
Root and etymology
h-w-hhe–vav–he
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 7:3
And all the sons of Israel saw the fire descending and the glory of the LORD upon the house. And they knelt with their faces to the ground upon the pavement and prostrated themselves and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, “For He is good ; for His steadfast love endures forever.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 7:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 7:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.7.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.7.3.W8.S1) and character.