2 Kings 17:35:22 Kgs.17.35.W2TAB
יְהוָ֤ה
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
va-yikh-ROT ye-ho-VAH it-TAM
- clause
va-yikh-ROT ye-ho-VAH it-TAM be-RIT va-ye-tsav-VEM le-MOR LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
- sentence
va-yikh-ROT ye-ho-VAH it-TAM be-RIT va-ye-tsav-VEM le-MOR LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM ve-lo-tish-ta-kha-VU la-HEM ve-LO ta-av-DUM ve-LO tiz-be-KHU la-HEM
Exegesis
Yəhōwāh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} serves as the covenanting agent, followed by ʾit-tām {אִתָּם | ʾit-tām} ‘with them’ and berit {בְּרִית | bə-rîṯ} ‘covenant’ as the direct object.
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 17:35
And the LORD made a covenant with them and commanded them, saying, “You must not fear other gods , nor prostrate yourselves before them, nor render them service, nor offer sacrifices to them.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:35:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:35, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֤ה (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.17.35.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.35.W2.S1) and character.