2 Kings 15:37:42 Kgs.15.37.W4TAB
יְהוָ֗ה
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
he-KHEL ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM he-KHEL ye-ho-VAH le-hash-li-AKH bi-ye-hu-DA re-TSIN ME-lekh a-RAM
- sentence
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM he-KHEL ye-ho-VAH le-hash-li-AKH bi-ye-hu-DA re-TSIN ME-lekh a-RAM ve-ET PE-kakh ben-re-mal-ya-HU
Exegesis
The main clause centers on hechel {הֵחֵל | hē-ḥēl} ‘he began’, a Hiphil perfect that highlights the initiation of a new phase in events, with YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as the explicit subject to foreground divine agency.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 15:37
In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin, king of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 15:37, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֗ה (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.15.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.37.W4.S1) and character.