2 Kings 22:2:42 Kgs.22.2.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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Word in context
- word
ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-E-ne ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-ya-SHAR be-E-ne ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-ya-SHAR be-E-ne ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH be-KHOL-DE-rekh da-VID a-VIV ve-LO-SAHR ya-MIN u-se-MOL
Exegesis
The phrase hayyāšār bĕʿênê Yəhōwāh {הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה | hayyāšār bĕʿênê Yəhōwāh} ‘the upright in the eyes of the LORD’ assigns moral evaluation from the divine perspective.
In context — 2 Kings 22:2
He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD , and he walked in the whole way of David his father; he did not turn aside to the right or to the left.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 22:2, 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.22.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.2.W4.S1) and character.