2 Chronicles 22:2:42 Chr.22.2.W4TAB
אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ
akhazyahu
“Ahaziah”
- Transliteration
- a-khaz-ya-HU
- Extended
- ah-khaz-yah-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔăħaz.jaːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahaziah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-khaz-ya-HU
- phraseyour reading level
a-khaz-ya-HU be-mal-KHO
- clause
ben-ar-ba-IM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA a-khaz-ya-HU be-mal-KHO ve-sha-NA a-KHAT ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im
- sentence
ben-ar-ba-IM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA a-khaz-ya-HU be-mal-KHO ve-sha-NA a-KHAT ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im ve-SHEM i-MO a-tal-ya-HU bat-om-RI
Exegesis
The proper name ahazyahu {אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ | ʾă-ḥa-zyā-hû} serves as the subject of the prepositional clause be-malko {בְמָלְכ֔וֹ | bə-mál-kô} ‘in his reign’, marking the commencement of his kingship.
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:2
Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began his reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem for one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah , granddaughter of Omri.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 22:2, so the Hebrew word אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ (akhazyahu) 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.22.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.2.W4.S1) and character.