2 Kings 18:30:42 Kgs.18.30.W4TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-Ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
el-Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR
- clause
ve-AL-yav-TACH et-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu el-Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-TSEL ya-tsi-LE-nu Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-AL-yav-TACH et-KHEM khiz-ki-YA-hu el-Ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-TSEL ya-tsi-LE-nu Ye-ho-VAH ve-LO ti-na-TEN et-ha-IR ha-ZOT be-YAD ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָה | ʾel-yə-hō-wāh} marks the locus of trust, and the infinitive construct leʾemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾe-mor} introduces direct speech.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 18:30
And do not let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD when he says, “Surely the LORD will deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:30, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה (elyehovah) 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.18.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.30.W4.S1) and character.