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
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khiz-KU
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TEM khiz-KU
- clause
ve-a-TEM khiz-KU ve-al-yir-PE-KHU ye-DE-khem
- 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 context — 2 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.