2 Kings 21:2:42 Kgs.21.2.W4TAB
יְהוָ֑ה
yehovah
“the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the LORD
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-to-a-VOT ha-go-YIM a-SHER ho-RISH ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The direct object hāraʿ {הָרַע | hāraʿ} “the evil” is framed by the prepositional phrase be’einei YHWH {בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה | bə·‘ē·nê Yəhōwāh} “in the eyes of the LORD,” indicating divine evaluation.
The relative clause asher horish YHWH {אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִישׁ יְהוָה | ’ă·šer hô·rîš Yəhōwāh} “which the LORD drove out” attributes Israel’s inheritance to divine agency.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to exist”
In context — 2 Kings 21:2
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD , like the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out from before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 21:2, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֑ה (yehovah) 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.21.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.2.W4.S1) and character.