2 Kings 15:32:112 Kgs.15.32.W11TAB
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
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DA
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- clause
ma-LAKH yo-TAM ben-u-zi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TA-yim le-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH yo-TAM ben-u-zi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
Parallel construct chains ben-Uziyahu {בֶּן־עֻזִיָּהוּ | ben-ʿu-zi-yā-hu} ‘son of Uzziah’ + melech {מֶלֶךְ | meleḵ} ‘king’ + Yehudah {יְהוּדָה | yəhū-dāh} identify the new monarch. The English translation preserves the chronological linkage by placing the synchronistic clause in apposition and retaining the Hebrew order of the kings’ names and titles.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–daled–heh
“to praise”
In context — 2 Kings 15:32
In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:32:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 15:32, 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.15.32.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.32.W11.S1) and character.