2 Kings 15:9:42 Kgs.15.9.W4TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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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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 ka-a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TA-v
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ka-a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TA-v LO SAR me-kha-to-OT ya-ra-ve-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase hara {הָרַע | hā-raʽ} ‘the evil’ serves as the direct object, and the prepositional clause be’einei YHWH {בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה | bə-ʿê-ney Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in the eyes of the LORD’ establishes the divine perspective.
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 15:9
And he committed what was evil in the sight of the LORD , just as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 15:9, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.15.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.9.W4.S1) and character.