2 Kings 17:33:12 Kgs.17.33.W1TAB
אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה
etyehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- et-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- eht-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
et-Ye-ho-VAH ha-YU ye-re-IM
- sentence
et-Ye-ho-VAH ha-YU ye-re-IM ve-et-e-lo-HE-hem ha-YU o-veh-DIM ke-mish-PAT ha-go-YIM a-sher-hig-LU o-TAM mi-SHAM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the fronted object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} attached to YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}, placing the object before the verbal idea and giving prominence to the One they claim to fear.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 17:33
They feared the LORD and they served their gods according to the custom of the nations from which they had been deported.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:33:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:33, so the Hebrew word אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה (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.17.33.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.33.W1.S1) and character.