2 Chronicles 17:1:52 Chr.17.1.W5TAB
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק
vayitkhazek
“and he strengthened himself”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-kha-ZEK
- Extended
- vah-yiht-khah-ZEEK
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.ħaˈzːeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he strengthened himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
va-yit-kha-ZEK
- clause
va-yit-kha-ZEK al-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yim-LOKH ye-ho-sha-FAT be-NO takh-TAIV va-yit-kha-ZEK al-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The second clause shifts to the reflexive Hitpael (vayitchazek {וַיִּתְחַזֵּק | vayyitḥazzēq}), emphasizing Jehoshaphat’s active consolidation of power.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-z-q
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Chronicles 17:1
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 17:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 17:1, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק (vayitkhazek) 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.17.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.17.1.W5.S1) and character.