2 Kings 21:4:72 Kgs.21.4.W7TAB
יְהוָ֔ה
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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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM a-SIM et-she-MI
- sentence
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VEIT ye-ho-VAH a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM a-SIM et-she-MI
Exegesis
The construct phrase bebeit YHWH {בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה | bĕ-bêyt Yəhōwāh} ‘in the house of the LORD’ designates the temple as divine property.
The relative pronoun asher {אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾă-šer} ‘which’ introduces amar YHWH {אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה | ʾā-mar Yəhōwāh} ‘said the LORD’, presenting divine speech.
Root and etymology
ה־י־ה
“to exist”
In context — 2 Kings 21:4
And he built altars in the house of the LORD , of which the LORD said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 21:4, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֔ה (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.21.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.4.W7.S1) and character.