2 Kings 20:16:22 Kgs.20.16.W2TAB
יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ
yeshayahu
“Isaiah”
- Transliteration
- ye-sha-YA-hu
- Extended
- yeh-shah-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /jə.ʃaʕˈjaː.huː/
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
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu
- clause
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu el-khiz-ki-YA-hu she-MA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The proper name Yeshayahu {יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ | yᵊ-ša-ʿə-yā-hū́} functions as subject, followed by the locative phrase el-Chizkiyahu {אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ | ʾel-ḥiz-qî-yā-hū́} ‘to Hezekiah’ marking the addressee.
In context — 2 Kings 20:16
Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:16, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ (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.20.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.16.W2.S1) and character.