2 Kings 15:1:122 Kgs.15.1.W12TAB

יְהוּדָֽה׃

yehuda

Judah

Transliteration
ye-hu-DA
Extended
yeh-hoo-DAA
IPA
/jəhuːˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + הוּ + דָֽה׃
ye + hu + da
yehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ME-lekh ye-hu-DA

  3. clause

    ma-LAKH a-zar-YA ben-a-mats-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHE-va sha-NA le-ya-rav-AM ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH a-zar-YA ben-a-mats-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA

Exegesis

The main clause begins with malakh {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} ‘he reigned,’ after which the subject is supplied as azaryah {עֲזַרְיָה | ʿăzaryāh}, expanded by lineage (ben-amatsyah {בֶן־אֲמַצְיָה | ben-ʾămaṣyāh}) and title (melek yehudah {מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | méleḵ yəhûḏāh}). English typically places the named subject earlier, so the formal and dynamic renderings reposition “Azariah” before the verbal idea (“began to reign / became king”) while preserving the Hebrew’s synchronizing date and full royal identification.

Root and etymology

Rootyod–daled–heh

to praise

In context2 Kings 15:1

In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 15:1:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 15:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yehuda) 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.15.1.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.1.W12.S1) and character.