2 Kings 15:24:42 Kgs.15.24.W4TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH LO SAR me-kha-ta-OT ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain bə·‘ê·nê YHWH {בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | bə·‘ê·nê Yəhōwāh} ‘in the eyes of YHWH’ frames the divine perspective, emphasizing moral accountability.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 15:24
And he did the evil in the eyes of the LORD ; he did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 15:24, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (yehovah) 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.15.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.24.W4.S1) and character.