2 Kings 19:17:22 Kgs.19.17.W2TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“LORD”
- Transliteration
- Ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- Yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
AM-ne-m Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
AM-ne-m Ye-ho-VAH he-khe-RI-vu mal-KHE a-SHUR et-ha-go-YIM ve-et-ar-TSAM
Exegesis
The vocative YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} directly addresses the LORD.
Root and etymology
h-w-h
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 19:17
Truly, LORD , the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 19:17, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (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.19.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.17.W2.S1) and character.