2 Kings 17:32:32 Kgs.17.32.W3TAB
אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה
etyehovah
“{direct object marker} the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- eht-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.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-yih-YU ye-re-IM et-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yih-YU ye-re-IM et-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-a-SU la-HEM mik-tso-TAM ko-ha-NEI va-MOT va-yih-YU o-SIM la-HEM be-VEIT ha-va-MOT
Exegesis
The verb phrase yereim et YHWH {יְרֵאִ֖ים אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה | yəreʾîm ʾet Yəhōwāh} ‘fearing the LORD’ with the particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} ‘direct object marker’ intensifies reverence toward the LORD.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 17:32
They feared the LORD , but they also made for themselves from among themselves priests of the high places, and they continually offered sacrifices for them in the house of the high places .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 17:32, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה (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.17.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.32.W3.S1) and character.