1 Kings 20:22:81 Kgs.20.22.W8TAB

הִתְחַזַּ֔ק

hitkhazak

“strengthen yourself”

Transliteration: hit-kha-ZAK
Extended: hiht-khah-ZAHK
IPA: /hit.ħaˈzak/

Meaning by language

English: strengthen yourself

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

הִתְ + חַ + זַּ֔ק

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hit + kha + zak

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hitkhazak

Alphabet Analysis

	He	h as in house; silent at word end
	Hireq	'ee' as in machine
	Tav	t as in top
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Chet	ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Zayin	z as in zero
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Qof	q — deep k, uvular

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The word

Word in context

word
hit-kha-ZAK
phraseyour reading level
LEKH hit-kha-ZAK
clause
va-yig-GASH ha-na-VI el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER LO LEKH hit-kha-ZAK ve-DA u-re-E ET a-sheR-ta-a-SE
sentence
va-yig-GASH ha-na-VI el-ME-lekh yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER LO LEKH hit-kha-ZAK ve-DA u-re-E ET a-sheR-ta-a-SE KI lit-shu-VAT ha-sha-NA ME-lekh a-RAM o-LE a-LE-kha

Exegesis

The next vav-consecutive wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer} ‘and he said’ introduces a triad of imperatives—hitḥazzǎq {הִתְחַזַּק | hitḥazzǎq} ‘strengthen yourself’, wədaʿ {וְדַע | wədaʿ} ‘know’, and ûreʼeh {וּרְאֵה | ûreʼeh} ‘see’—emphasizing the proactive preparation required.

Root and etymology

ḥ-z-qchet–zayin–qof

“to be strong”

In context — 1 Kings 20:22

And the prophet approached the king of Israel and said to him, “Go, strengthen yourself , and be attentive to what you should do, for at the turning of the year the king of Aram will come up against you.”

About this coordinate

1 Kings 20:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 20:22, so the Hebrew word הִתְחַזַּ֔ק (hitkhazak) 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.20.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.22.W8.S1) and character.

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