2 Kings 22:9:202 Kgs.22.9.W20TAB

יְהוָֽה׃

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

Result
יְ + ה + וָֽה׃
ye + ho + vah
yehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BET Ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-yo-MER hi-TI-khu a-va-DE-kha et-ha-KE-sef ha-nim-TSA ba-BA-yit va-yit-ne-HU al-YAD o-SE ha-me-la-KHA ha-muf-ka-DIM BET Ye-ho-VAH

  4. sentence

    va-ya-VO sha-FAN ha-so-FER el-ha-ME-lekh va-ya-SHEV et-ha-ME-lekh da-VAR va-yo-MER hi-TI-khu a-va-DE-kha et-ha-KE-sef ha-nim-TSA ba-BA-yit va-yit-ne-HU al-YAD o-SE ha-me-la-KHA ha-muf-ka-DIM BET Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

Finally, the appositional participial pair ose hammelakah hammupqadim {עֹשֵׂי הַמְּלָאכָה הַמֻּפְקָדִים | ʿōśē hamməlāʾḵāh hammûpqaḏîm} ‘the doers of the work, the overseers’ in the construct beyt YHWH {בֵּית יְהוָה | beyt YHWH} ‘house of the LORD’ outlines the temple’s administrative hierarchy.

In context2 Kings 22:9

And Shaphan the scribe came to the king and reported to him, “Your servants have poured out the silver that was found in the house, and they have handed it over to the doers of the work, the overseers of the house of the LORD .”

About this coordinate

2 Kings 22:9:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Kings 22:9, so the Hebrew word יְהוָֽה׃ (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.22.9.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.9.W20.S1) and character.