2 Kings 20:11:22 Kgs.20.11.W2TAB
יְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּ
yeshayahu
“Isaiah”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-ya-HU
- Extended
- yeh-shah-yah-HOO
- IPA
- /jə.ʃaʕ.jaːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Isaiah
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 | |
| 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
ye-sha-ya-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ye-sha-ya-HU ha-na-VI
- clause
va-yik-RA ye-sha-ya-HU ha-na-VI el-ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yik-RA ye-sha-ya-HU ha-na-VI el-ye-ho-VAH va-ya-SHEV et-ha-TSEL ba-ma-a-LOT a-SHER yar-DA be-ma-a-LOT a-KHAZ a-kho-ra-NIT E-ser ma-a-LOT
Exegesis
The noun phrase yəša‘yāhû hannābîʾ {יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא | yəša‘yāhū hannābîʾ} ‘Isaiah the prophet’ serves as subject, followed by the prepositional goal ʾel YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָה | ʾel Yə-hō-wāh}.
In context — 2 Kings 20:11
And Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD , and He restored the shadow on the steps of Ahaz’s stairway, bringing it back by ten steps—the steps by which it had descended.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:11, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּ (yeshayahu) 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.20.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.11.W2.S1) and character.