2 Kings 17:21:142 Kgs.17.21.W14TAB
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
me-a-kha-RE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-ye-DA va-yad-DAKH ya-ra-vAM et-yis-re-EL me-a-kha-RE ye-ho-VAH ve-he-khe-ti-AM kha-ta-A ge-do-LA
- sentence
ki-ka-RA yis-re-EL me-AL BET da-VID va-yam-li-KHU et-ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT ve-ye-DA va-yad-DAKH ya-ra-vAM et-yis-re-EL me-a-kha-RE ye-ho-VAH ve-he-khe-ti-AM kha-ta-A ge-do-LA
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 17:21
For Israel tore away from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to sin.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Kings 17:21, 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.17.21.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.21.W14.S1) and character.