2 Samuel 24:15:22 Sam.24.15.W2TAB
יְהוָ֥ה
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
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH DE-ver
- clause
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH DE-ver be-yis-ra-EL me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ET mo-ED
- sentence
va-yit-TEN ye-ho-VAH DE-ver be-yis-ra-EL me-ha-BO-ker ve-ad-ET mo-ED va-ya-MAT min-ha-AM mid-DAN ve-ad-be-ER SHE-va shiv-IM E-lef ISH
Exegesis
The subject YHWH {יְהוָ֥ה | yə-hō-wāh} performs the verb, indicating divine agency.
Root and etymology
h-w-hheh–vav–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Samuel 24:15
And the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from the morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand men died from Dan to Beersheba.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 24:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 24:15, so the Hebrew word יְהוָ֥ה (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 Sam.24.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.24.15.W2.S1) and character.