2 Kings 18:26:152 Kgs.18.26.W15TAB
יְהוּדִ֔ית
yehudit
“in Judean”
- Transliteration
- ye-hu-DIT
- Extended
- yeh-hoo-DIHT
- IPA
- /jəhuːˈðiːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Judean
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-hu-DIT
- clause
ve-al-te-da-BER im-MA-nu ye-hu-DIT be-oz-NE ha-AM a-SHER al-ha-kho-MA
- sentence
va-YO-mer el-ya-KIM ben-khil-ki-YA-hu ve-shev-NA ve-yo-AKH el-rav-sha-KE da-BER-na el-a-va-DE-kha a-ra-MIT KI sho-me-IM a-NA-khnu ve-al-te-da-BER im-MA-nu ye-hu-DIT be-oz-NE ha-AM a-SHER al-ha-kho-MA
Exegesis
The terms aramit {אֲרָמִית | ʾă-rā-mîṯ} and yehudit {יְהוּדִית | yə-hu-ḏît} delineate language boundaries.
Root and etymology
y-h-d
“Judean”
In context — 2 Kings 18:26
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to Rabshakeh , “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic , for we understand it, and do not speak to us in Judean in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:26:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 2 Kings 18:26, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדִ֔ית (yehudit) 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.18.26.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.26.W15.S1) and character.