1 Kings 18:2:61 Kgs.18.2.W6TAB
חָזָ֥ק
khazakh
“was strong”
- Transliteration
- kha-ZAKH
- Extended
- khaa-ZAAKH
- IPA
- /ħaːˈzaːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- was strong
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
kha-ZAKH
- phraseyour reading level
kha-ZAKH be-sho-me-RON
- clause
ve-ha-ra-AV kha-ZAKH be-sho-me-RON
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH e-li-YA-hu le-he-ra-OT el-a-kha-AV ve-ha-ra-AV kha-ZAKH be-sho-me-RON
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-hara’av {וְהָרָעָ֖ב | wə-hā-rā-ʿāḇ} “and the famine” links to a nominal clause with khazaq {חָזָ֥ק | ḥā-zāq} “severe” as predicate, and the locative phrase be-shomron {בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן | bə-šom-rōn} “in Samaria” specifies setting. The structure (verb–subject–purpose clause + conjunction–subject–predicate–locative phrase) emphasizes Elijah’s directed mission before presenting the dire condition of the land.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-z-q
“strengthen”
In context — 1 Kings 18:2
So Elijah went to let himself be seen by Ahab, and the famine was severe in Samaria.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 18:2, so the Hebrew word חָזָ֥ק (khazakh) 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 1 Kgs.18.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.2.W6.S1) and character.