2 Kings 20:14:22 Kgs.20.14.W2TAB
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ
yeshayahu
“Isaiah”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-YA-hu
- Extended
- yeh-shah-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /jəʃaʕˈjaːhuː/
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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Word in context
- word
ye-sha-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI
- clause
va-VA ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
va-VA ye-sha-YA-hu ha-na-VI el-ha-ME-lekh khiz-ki-YA-hu va-YO-mer e-LAV MA a-me-RU ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le u-me-EN ya-VO-u e-LE-kha va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu me-E-rets re-kho-KA BA-u mi-ba-VEL
Exegesis
The construct phrase Yəšaʿyāhûʾ hannāḇîʾ {יְשַׁעְיָהוּ הַנָּבִיא | Yəšaʿyāhûʾ hannāḇîʾ} ‘Isaiah the prophet’ functions as an appositional identification of the subject.
In context — 2 Kings 20:14
Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and asked him, “What did these men discuss, and from which region did they arrive to you?” Hezekiah replied, “They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:14, so the Hebrew word יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ (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.20.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.14.W2.S1) and character.