2 Chronicles 18:23:22 Chr.18.23.W2TAB
צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ
tsidkiyahu
“Zedekiah”
- Transliteration
- tsid-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- tsihd-kee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /tsid.qijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Zedekiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
tsid-ki-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA
- clause
va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA va-YAKH et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi
- sentence
va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA va-YAKH et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi va-yo-MER EI ZE ha-DE-rekh a-VAR RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH me-it-TI le-dab-BER o-TAKH
Exegesis
The construct phrase Tsidqiyyāhu ben-kenaʿānāh {צִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶן־כְּנַעֲנָה | Ṣidqiyyāhu ben-kenaʿānāh} identifies the actor by name and lineage.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:23
Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek , and said, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD pass from me to speak to you?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 18:23, so the Hebrew word צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ (tsidkiyahu) 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.18.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.23.W2.S1) and character.