2 Samuel 22:42:42 Sam.22.42.W4TAB
אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה
elyehovah
“to the LORD”
- Transliteration
- el-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- ehl-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
el-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO A-nam
- sentence
yish-E-U ve-EN mo-SHI-a el-ye-ho-VAH ve-LO A-nam
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ʾel-YHWH {אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה | ʾel Yəhôwâ} marks the LORD as the addressee of the plea.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–lamed
“mighty one”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:42
They looked around for help, but there was no one who could save; they turned to the LORD , but He did not answer them.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:42:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 22:42, so the Hebrew word אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה (elyehovah) 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.22.42.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.42.W4.S1) and character.