2 Kings 15:12:52 Kgs.15.12.W5TAB
אֶל־יֵהוּא֙
elyehu
“to Jehu”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-HU
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jɛˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Jehu
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-HU
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU
- clause
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
HU de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BER el-ye-HU le-MOR be-NE re-vi-IM ye-she-VU le-KHA al-ki-SE yis-ra-EL va-ye-HI-KHEN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative pronoun hu {ה֣וּא | hû} ‘it’, marking the divine oracle.
In context — 2 Kings 15:12
This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying: ‘Sons of the fourth generation will sit for you on the throne of Israel.’ And so it came to pass.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 15:12, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יֵהוּא֙ (elyehu) 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.15.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.12.W5.S1) and character.