2 Kings 15:2:132 Kgs.15.2.W13TAB
יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ
yekhalyahu
“Jecoliah”
- Transliteration
- ye-khal-ya-HU
- Extended
- yeh-khaal-yah-HOO
- IPA
- /jə.xɔl.jaːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jecoliah
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-khal-ya-HU
- clause
ve-SHEM i-MO ye-khal-ya-HU mi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ye-khal-ya-HU mi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The clause v’shem immo {וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ | wə-šēm im-mō} ‘and the name of his mother’ introduces maternal lineage with the proper name Yekholyahu {יְכָלְיָהוּ֖ | yĕ-ḵā-lyā-hû} ‘Jekoliah’ and its origin mi-Yerushalayim {מִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם | mi-yǔ-ru-šǎ-lā-yim} ‘from Jerusalem’. This sequence—age, accession, reign duration with location, and parentage—follows the standard regnal summary pattern in the Deuteronomistic History, reinforcing dynastic continuity.
Root and etymology
y-k-l + y-h-wyod–kaf–lamed + yod–heh–waw
“YHWH is able”
In context — 2 Kings 15:2
He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jekoliah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:2:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ (yekhalyahu) 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.15.2.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.2.W13.S1) and character.