2 Kings 15:17:72 Kgs.15.17.W7TAB

יְהוּדָ֑ה

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 + דָ֑ה
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

    bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM va-TE-sha sha-NA la-a-zar-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA

  4. sentence

    bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM va-TE-sha sha-NA la-a-zar-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di al-yis-ra-EL E-ser sha-NIM be-sho-me-RON

Exegesis

The segment laʿăzaryāh melek yəhūḏāh {לַעֲזַרְיָה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | laʿăzaryāh melek yəhūḏāh} ‘of Azariah king of Judah’ anchors the chronology.

Root and etymology

Rootyod–daled–heh

to praise

In context2 Kings 15:17

In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned ten years in Samaria .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 15:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֑ה (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.15.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.17.W7.S1) and character.