2 Kings 23:37:42 Kgs.23.37.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-KHOL a-SHER-a-SU a-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The divine name Yəhōwāh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh} sets the standard of judgment.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Kings 23:37
And he did evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as all that his fathers had done .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 23:37, 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.23.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.37.W4.S1) and character.