2 Chronicles 15:7:22 Chr.15.7.W2TAB

חִזְק֔וּ

khizku

be strong

Transliteration
khiz-KU
Extended
khihz-KOO
IPA
/ħizˈquː/

Meaning by language

English
be strong

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
חִזְ + ק֔וּ
khiz + ku
khizku

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Zayinz as in zero
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    khiz-KU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-a-TEM khiz-KU

  3. clause

    ve-a-TEM khiz-KU ve-al-yir-PE-KHU ye-DE-khem

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TEM khiz-KU ve-al-yir-PE-KHU ye-DE-khem KI YESH sa-KHAR lif-u-le-TE-khem

Exegesis

The first clause is a straightforward imperative, chizku {חִזְקוּ | ḥiz-qû} ‘be strong’, calling for resolve.

Root and etymology

consonantsChet–Zayin–Qof

to be strong, to strengthen

In context2 Chronicles 15:7

But you, be strong, and do not let your hands slacken , for there is a reward for your work.

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 15:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 15:7, so the Hebrew word חִזְק֔וּ (khizku) 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.15.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.7.W2.S1) and character.