2 Kings 19:14:92 Kgs.19.14.W9TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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-YA-al BET Ye-ho-VAH va-yif-re-SE-hu khiz-ki-YA-hu lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH khiz-ki-YA-hu et-ha-se-fa-RIM mi-YAD ham-mal-a-KHIM va-yik-ra-EM va-YA-al BET Ye-ho-VAH va-yif-re-SE-hu khiz-ki-YA-hu lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct beit YHWH {בֵּ֣ית יְהוָה | bēt Yəh-wā-h} ‘house of the LORD’ establishes the sacred setting, while lifnei YHWH {לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה | li-p̄-nê Yəh-wā-h} ‘before the LORD’ defines the posture of presentation. Repetition of Hezekiah’s name underscores the king’s deliberate ritual action.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 19:14
And Hezekiah took the letters from the hand of the messengers and read them. Then he went up to the house of the LORD and spread them before the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 19:14, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.19.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.14.W9.S1) and character.