2 Samuel 19:41:122 Sam.19.41.W12TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:42

יְהוּדָ֔ה

yehuda

Judah

Transliteration
ye-hu-DA
Extended
yeh-hoo-DAA
IPA
/jəhuːˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
יְ + הוּ + דָ֔ה
ye + hu + da
yehuda

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
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ye-hu-DA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    mad-DU-a ge-na-VU-kha a-KHE-nu ISH ye-hu-DA

  3. clause

    va-yo-ME-ru el-ha-ME-lekh mad-DU-a ge-na-VU-kha a-KHE-nu ISH ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ha-ME-lekh ve-et-BE-to et-ha-yar-DEN ve-khol-an-SHE da-VID im-MO

  4. sentence

    ve-hin-NE KOL-Ish yis-ra-EL ba-IM el-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-ME-ru el-ha-ME-lekh mad-DU-a ge-na-VU-kha a-KHE-nu ISH ye-hu-DA va-ya-a-VI-ru et-ha-ME-lekh ve-et-BE-to et-ha-yar-DEN ve-khol-an-SHE da-VID im-MO

Exegesis

The verb ganbukha {גָּנְבוּךָ | gan-bû-ḵā} ‘stole you away’ conveys unauthorized removal, followed by the construct acheinu yehuda {אַחֵינוּ יְהוּדָה | ʼaḥê-nû yə-hū-dā} ‘our brothers Judah’ identifying the responsible tribal group.

Root and etymology

consonantsy-d-h

to praise, give thanks

In context2 Samuel 19:41

And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king and said to him, “Why have our brothers, the men of Judah, stolen you away and brought the king, his household, and all of David’s men across the Jordan with him?”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 19:41:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Samuel 19:41, so the Hebrew word יְהוּדָ֔ה (yehuda) 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 Sam.19.41.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.41.W12.S1) and character.