2 Chronicles 13:8:42 Chr.13.8.W4TAB
לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙
lehitkhazek
“to show yourselves strong”
- Transliteration
- le-hit-kha-ZEK
- Extended
- leh-hiht-khah-ZEEK
- IPA
- /ləhitħaˈzːeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to show yourselves strong
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
le-hit-kha-ZEK
- clause
ve-a-TA a-TEM o-me-RIM le-hit-kha-ZEK lif-NE mam-le-KHET ye-ho-VAH be-YAD be-NE da-VID
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-TEM o-me-RIM le-hit-kha-ZEK lif-NE mam-le-KHET ye-ho-VAH be-YAD be-NE da-VID ve-a-TEM ha-MON RAV ve-im-MA-khem e-ge-LE za-HAV a-SHER a-SA la-KHEM ya-rav-A le-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The clause attem omrim {אַתֶּם אֹמְרִים | ʾat-tem ʾō-mə-rîm} ‘you are saying’ introduces the opponents’ claimed resolve, and the following infinitive lehitḥazzeq {לְהִתְחַזֵּק | lə-hit-ḥaz-zēq} functions as the content of what they “say,” expressing intention (“to strengthen themselves / to take a stand”).
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Zayin–Qof
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Chronicles 13:8
And now, you are saying that you will strengthen yourselves before the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David, and you are a great multitude, and with you are golden calves which Jeroboam made for you as gods .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 13:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 13:8, so the Hebrew word לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ (lehitkhazek) 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 Chr.13.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.13.8.W4.S1) and character.