2 Kings 18:5:12 Kgs.18.5.W1TAB
בַּיהוָ֥ה
bayehovah
“in the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ba-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- bah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ba.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
ba-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL ba-TACH
- sentence
ba-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI-yis-ra-EL ba-TACH ve-a-kha-RAV lo-HA-ya ka-MO-hu be-KHOL mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA va-a-SHER ha-YU le-fa-NAV
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase bāyehovāh {בַּיהוָ֥ה | bā-yəhô-wāh} ‘in the LORD’, establishing YHWH as the locus of confidence.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 18:5
He trusted in the LORD God of Israel , and after him there was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among those who were before him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:5, so the Hebrew word בַּיהוָ֥ה (bayehovah) 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.18.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.5.W1.S1) and character.