2 Kings 18:13:112 Kgs.18.13.W11TAB

יְהוּדָ֛ה

yehuda

Judah

Transliteration
ye-hu-DA
Extended
yeh-hoo-DAA
IPA
/jəhuːˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + הוּ + דָ֛ה
ye + hu + da
yehuda

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
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
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    AL KAL-a-RE ye-hu-DA

  3. sentence

    u-ve-AR-ba e-se-RE sha-NA la-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA a-LA san-khe-RIV ME-lekh-a-shur AL KAL-a-RE ye-hu-DA ha-be-tsu-ROT va-yit-pe-SEM

Exegesis

The prepositional accusative al-kol-arei yehudah ha-betzurot {עַל־כָּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה הַבְּצֻרוֹת | ʿal-kol-ā-rē yə-hū-dāh ha-bə-ṣū-rōt} specifies the target as all fortified cities of Judah.

Root and etymology

Rooty-d-h

to praise

In context2 Kings 18:13

And in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria went up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 18:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 18:13, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֛ה (yehuda) 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.18.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.13.W11.S1) and character.