2 Kings 17:14:102 Kgs.17.14.W10TAB
בַּֽיהוָ֖ה
bayehovah
“in the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ba-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- bah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /bajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ba-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yak-SHU et-A-re-PAM ke-O-ref a-vo-TAM a-SHER LO he-e-mi-NU ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-he-HEM
Exegesis
The closing prepositional phrase baYHWH {בַּיהוָה | ba-YHWH} ‘in the LORD’ and Eloheihem {אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | ʾĕ-lō-hê-hêm} ‘their God’ situates the failure of trust directly against the covenant relationship, emphasizing theological culpability.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 17:14
But they did not listen and stiffened their neck like the neck of their fathers, who did not trust in the LORD their God .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 17:14, so the Hebrew word בַּֽיהוָ֖ה (bayehovah) 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.17.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.14.W10.S1) and character.