2 Kings 18:3:42 Kgs.18.3.W4TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
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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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ya-SHAR be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-KHOL a-SHER-a-SA da-VID a-VIV
Exegesis
The idiomatic phrase ha·yā·šār be·’ê·nê Yə·hō·wāh {הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | ha·yā·šār bə·’ê·nê Yə·hō·wāh} ‘the upright in the eyes of the LORD’ conveys divine approval.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 18:3
He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , according to all that David his father had done.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:3, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.3.W4.S1) and character.