2 Kings 20:4:22 Kgs.20.4.W2TAB
יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ
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
va-ye-HI ye-sha-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-HI ye-sha-YA-hu LO ya-TSA ha-IR kha-TSER ha-ti-kho-NA
- sentence
va-ye-HI ye-sha-YA-hu LO ya-TSA ha-IR kha-TSER ha-ti-kho-NA u-de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA e-LAV le-MOR
Exegesis
The proper name yeshayahu {יְשַׁעְיָהוּ | Yešaʿyâhû} functions as the subject, and lo-yatsa’ {לֹא־יָצָא | lōʾ-yāṣāʾ} ‘did not go out’ forms a temporal subordinate clause that sets the scene before Isaiah’s departure.
In context — 2 Kings 20:4
Before Isaiah had gone out of the middle court of the city, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:4, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ (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.20.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.4.W2.S1) and character.