2 Chronicles 19:11:172 Chr.19.11.W17TAB
חִזְק֣וּ
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
khiz-KU va-a-SU
- clause
khiz-KU va-a-SU vi-yi-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ha-TOV
- sentence
ve-hin-NE a-mar-ya-HU ko-HEN ha-ROSH a-LEI-khem le-KHOL de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH u-ze-vad-ya-HU ven-yish-ma-EL ha-na-GID le-VEIT-ye-hu-DA le-KHOL de-VAR-ha-ME-lekh ve-sho-TRIM hal-vi-YIM lif-ne-KHEM khiz-KU va-a-SU vi-yi-HI ye-ho-VAH im-ha-TOV
Exegesis
The paired imperatives ḥizqû and wə-ʿăśû {חִזְקוּ | ḥiz-qû; וַעֲשׂ֔וּ | wə-ʿă-śû} call for both inner resolve and outward action.
In context — 2 Chronicles 19:11
Behold, Amariah the chief priest presides over you in every matter of the LORD , and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of the house of Judah, presides over every matter of the king. The Levites will serve as officers before you. Strengthen yourselves and act, and may the LORD be with the good .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 19:11:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Chronicles 19:11, so the Hebrew word חִזְק֣וּ (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.19.11.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.11.W17.S1) and character.