2 Kings 19:2:112 Kgs.19.2.W11TAB
אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ
elyeshayahu
“to Isaiah”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-sha-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-shah-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəʃaʕˈjaːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Isaiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-ye-sha-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
el-ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI
- clause
el-ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI ben-A-mots
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH et-e-l-ya-KIM a-sher-al-ha-BA-yit ve-shev-NA ha-so-FER ve-ET zik-NEI ha-ko-ha-NIM mit-kha-sim ba-sa-KIM el-ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI ben-A-mots
Exegesis
Finally, el-Yeshayahu ha-navi ben-Amoz {אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא בֶּן־אָמֽוֹץ | ʾel-ye-ša-yā-hū ha-nā-vîʾ ben-ʾā-mōṣ} forms a directional clause and appositional lineage, dispatching the group to Isaiah.
In context — 2 Kings 19:2
And he sent Elyakim , who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe , and the elders of the priests, who were covering themselves with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 19:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ (elyeshayahu) 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.19.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.2.W11.S1) and character.