2 Kings 18:6:22 Kgs.18.6.W2TAB
בַּֽיהוָ֔ה
bayehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ba-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- bah-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /baj.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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
- clause
va-yid-BAK ba-ye-ho-VAH lo-SAR me-a-kha-RAIV
- sentence
va-yid-BAK ba-ye-ho-VAH lo-SAR me-a-kha-RAIV va-yish-MOR mits-vo-TAIV a-sher-tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase baYHWH {בַּֽיהוָה | ba-YHWH} ‘in the LORD’ communicates proximity and dependence on YHWH.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 18:6
And he clung to the LORD ; he did not turn aside from following Him, and he kept His commandments which the LORD commanded Moses .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 18:6, so the Hebrew word בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (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.18.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.6.W2.S1) and character.