2 Kings 17:11:112 Kgs.17.11.W11TAB
אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃
etyehovah
“{direct object marker} the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ET-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- EET-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔeːt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-a-SU de-va-RIM ra-IM le-hakh-IS ET-Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-kat-TE-ru-SHAM be-KHOL-ba-MOT ka-go-YIM a-SHER-heg-LA Ye-ho-VAH mip-pe-NE-hem va-ya-a-SU de-va-RIM ra-IM le-hakh-IS ET-Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The relative clause asher heglah YHWH mipneihem {אֲשֶׁר־הֶגְלָה יְהוָה מִפְּנֵיהֶם | ʾăšer hēgəlāh Yəhōwāh mippenêhem} ‘whom the LORD had exiled from before them’ uses the Hiphil perfect to recall prior divine judgment.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 17:11
And they burned incense there in all the high places like the nations whom the LORD had exiled from before them, and they did evil things to provoke the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 17:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ (etyehovah) 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.17.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.11.W11.S1) and character.