2 Chronicles 9:8:132 Chr.9.8.W13TAB
בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת
beahavat
“because of the love of”
- Transliteration
- be-a-ha-VAT
- Extended
- beh-ah-hah-VAHT
- IPA
- /bəʔahaˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- because of the love of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-a-ha-VAT
- phraseyour reading level
be-a-ha-VAT e-lo-HE-kha et-yis-ra-EL
- clause
be-a-ha-VAT e-lo-HE-kha et-yis-ra-EL le-ha-a-mi-DO le-o-LAM va-yit-TEN-kha a-le-HEM le-ME-lekh la-a-SOT mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA
- sentence
ye-HI ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-RUKH a-SHER kha-FETS be-KHA le-tit-KHA al-KIS-o le-ME-lekh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha be-a-ha-VAT e-lo-HE-kha et-yis-ra-EL le-ha-a-mi-DO le-o-LAM va-yit-TEN-kha a-le-HEM le-ME-lekh la-a-SOT mish-PAT u-tse-da-KA
Exegesis
The construct be-ʼahavat eloheikha et-yisraʼel {בְּאַהֲבַת אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-ʾa-hă-ḇat ʾĕ-lō-hê-ḵā ʾet yi-sra-ʾêl} expresses the motivation for kingship.
In context — 2 Chronicles 9:8
May the LORD your God be blessed, who delighted in you to place you on His throne as king for the LORD your God. In the love of your God for Israel, to establish them forever, He made you king over them to execute justice and righteousness.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 9:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 9:8, so the Hebrew word בְּאַהֲבַ֨ת (beahavat) 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.9.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.9.8.W13.S1) and character.