2 Kings 18:6:82 Kgs.18.6.W8TAB
יְהוָ֖ה
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-sher-tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yish-MOR mits-vo-TAIV a-sher-tsi-VA ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE
- 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 relative clause asher tsivvah YHWH et Mosheh {אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהוָה אֶת־מֹשֶׁה | a-sher tsi-vvah YHWH et Mo-sheh} ‘which the LORD commanded Moses’ attributes the origin of those commandments to the prophetic mediator. This tight clause structure reflects the king’s steadfast covenant loyalty.
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 18:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 18:6, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֖ה (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.18.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.6.W8.S1) and character.