2 Kings 18:1:42 Kgs.18.1.W4TAB

לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ

lehoshea

to Hoshea

Transliteration
le-ho-SHE-a
Extended
leh-hoh-SHEH-ah
IPA
/ləhoːˈʃeːaʕ/

Meaning by language

English
to Hoshea

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + הוֹ + שֵׁ֥ + עַ
le + ho + she + a
lehoshea

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Patachshort 'ah' as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-ho-SHE-a

  2. phraseyour reading level

    le-ho-SHE-a ben-E-la

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ME-lekh yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH khiz-ki-YA ven-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA

Exegesis

The phrase lə·hō·šê·a ben-ʾê·lā mê·leḵ yîs·rə·ˈʾēl {לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | lə·hō·šê·a ben-ʾê·lā mê·leḵ yîs·rə·ˈʾēl} forms a nominal apposition specifying the northern monarch.

In context2 Kings 18:1

And it happened in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 18:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:1, so the Hebrew word לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ (lehoshea) 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.18.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.1.W4.S1) and character.