2 Kings 19:1:112 Kgs.19.1.W11TAB
יְהוָֽה׃
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
BET Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-kas ba-SAK va-ya-VO BET Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ye-HI kish-mo-A ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu va-yik-RA et-be-ga-DAV va-yit-kas ba-SAK va-ya-VO BET Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct beit YHWH {בֵּית יְהוָה | bêt Yəhōwāh} ‘house of the LORD’ designates the temple as the locus of his response. The English rendition preserves the sequence of vav clauses to mirror Hebrew narrative flow.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 19:1
And it happened, when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth , and he entered the house of the LORD .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:1:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 19:1, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.19.1.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.1.W11.S1) and character.