2 Kings 13:2:42 Kgs.13.2.W4TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH a-KHAR kha-TOHT ya-ra-ve-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER-he-khe-TEE et-yis-ra-EL lo-SAR mihm-meh-NA
Exegesis
The expression be'einei YHWH {בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה | bəʿênê Yəhōwāh} “in the eyes of the LORD” frames the judgment explicitly from YHWH’s perspective, marking the action as measured against divine standards rather than political success.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, to exist”
In context — 2 Kings 13:2
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , and he walked after the sins of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; he did not turn aside from it.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 13:2, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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 Kgs.13.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.2.W4.S1) and character.