2 Kings 17:16:32 Kgs.17.16.W3TAB
יְהוָ֣ה
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
Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem
- clause
va-ya-ze-VU et-KOL-mits-VOT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-ya-a-SU la-HEM ma-se-KHA sha-NIM she-NE a-ga-LIM
- sentence
va-ya-ze-VU et-KOL-mits-VOT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-ya-a-SU la-HEM ma-se-KHA sha-NIM she-NE a-ga-LIM va-ya-a-SU a-she-RA va-yish-ta-kha-VU le-KHOL-tse-VA ha-sha-MA-yim va-ya-av-DU et-ha-BA-al
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 17:16
And they forsook all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves a molten idol of two calves, set up an Asherah pole, bowed down to all the host of heaven, and served Baal .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 17:16, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֣ה (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.17.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.16.W3.S1) and character.