2 Kings 20:9:22 Kgs.20.9.W2TAB
יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ
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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The word
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 ze-le-KHA ha-OT me-ET ye-ho-VAH KI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BER
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-YA-hu ze-le-KHA ha-OT me-ET ye-ho-VAH KI ya-a-SE ye-ho-VAH et-ha-da-VAR a-SHER di-BER ha-LAKH ha-TSEL E-ser ma-a-LOT im-ya-SHUV E-ser ma-a-LOT
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vav-consecutive wayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’, introducing Isaiah {יְשַׁעְיָהוּ | yəšəʻyāhû} as speaker.
In context — 2 Kings 20:9
Isaiah replied, “This will be your sign from the LORD that the LORD will carry out the thing he has said: should the shadow advance ten steps, or should it go back ten steps?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:9, so the Hebrew word יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ (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.20.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.9.W2.S1) and character.