2 Chronicles 19:11:22 Chr.19.11.W2TAB
אֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ
amaryahu
“Amariahu”
- Transliteration
- a-mar-ya-HU
- Extended
- ah-mar-ya-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔămarjaˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Amariahu
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-mar-ya-HU
- phraseyour reading level
a-mar-ya-HU ko-HEN ha-ROSH a-LEI-khem
- clause
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
- 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
Parallel constructs Amaryahu kohēn hā-rōʾš {אֲמַרְיָהוּ כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ | ʾă-mar-yā-hû kō-hên hā-rō-ʼāš} and Zəvadyāhû ben Yišmāʻēl hā-nāgîḏ {וּזְבַדְיָהוּ בֶן־יִשְׁמָעֵאל הַנָּגִיד | û-zə-ḇa-dyā-hû ben yiš-mā-ʼêl hā-nā-ḡîḏ} delineate religious and royal authority.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–mem–resh
“say, command”
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 19:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 19:11, so the Hebrew word אֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ (amaryahu) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.19.11.W2.S1) and character.