2 Kings 17:15:222 Kgs.17.15.W22TAB

יְהוָה֙

yehovah

LORD

Transliteration
Ye-ho-VAH
Extended
Yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
LORD

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Result
יְ + ה + וָה֙
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-ye-le-KHU a-kha-RE ha-HE-vel va-yeh-va-LU ve-a-kha-RE ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAM a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH o-TAM le-vil-TI a-so-OT ka-HEM

  4. sentence

    va-yim-a-SU et-khu-KAIV ve-et-be-ri-TO a-SHER ka-RAT et-a-vo-TAM ve-ET e-dev-o-TAV a-SHER he-ID BAM va-ye-le-KHU a-kha-RE ha-HE-vel va-yeh-va-LU ve-a-kha-RE ha-go-YIM a-SHER se-vi-vo-TAM a-SHER tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH o-TAM le-vil-TI a-so-OT ka-HEM

Root and etymology

ה־ו־ה

to be, exist

In context2 Kings 17:15

And they rejected his statutes and his covenant which he made with their ancestors, as well as his testimonies which he bore witness among them. And they went after vanity and became vain, following the nations around them whom the LORD had commanded them not to do as they did.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 17:15:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of 2 Kings 17:15, so the Hebrew word יְהוָה֙ (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.17.15.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.15.W22.S1) and character.