2 Kings 14:22:52 Kgs.14.22.W5TAB
לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה
liyehuda
“to Judah”
- Transliteration
- li-ye-hu-DA
- Extended
- lih-yeh-hoo-DAA
- IPA
- /lij.huːˈdaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Judah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
li-ye-hu-DA
- clause
HU ba-NA et-e-LAT va-ye-shi-VE-ha li-ye-hu-DA
- sentence
HU ba-NA et-e-LAT va-ye-shi-VE-ha li-ye-hu-DA a-kha-RE she-KHAV-ha-ME-lekh im-a-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The object is foregrounded by the marker ʾet {אֶת | ʾeṯ} attached by maqqef to the place name ʾelat {אֵילַת | ʾêlāṯ}, while liyhudah {לִיהוּדָה | lī-yəhûḏāh} marks Judah as the beneficiary of the restoration.
In context — 2 Kings 14:22
He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king lay down with his fathers.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 14:22, so the Hebrew word לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה (liyehuda) 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.14.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.22.W5.S1) and character.