2 Chronicles 25:11:22 Chr.25.11.W2TAB
הִתְחַזַּ֔ק
hitkhazak
“strengthened himself or took courage”
- Transliteration
- hit-kha-ZAK
- Extended
- hiht-khah-ZAK
- IPA
- /hitħaˈzak/
Meaning by language
- English
- strengthened himself or took courage
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
hit-kha-ZAK
- clause
va-a-ma-tsi-YA-hu hit-kha-ZAK va-yin-HAG et-a-MO va-ye-LEKH GE ha-ME-lakh
- sentence
va-a-ma-tsi-YA-hu hit-kha-ZAK va-yin-HAG et-a-MO va-ye-LEKH GE ha-ME-lakh va-YAKH et-be-NE-se-IR a-SE-ret a-la-FIM
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive connector va {וַ | wā} ‘then’ introduces hitchazzak {הִתְחַזַּק | hit-ḥazzāq} ‘he strengthened himself’, emphasizing personal resolve.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qchet–zayin–qof
“strengthen oneself”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:11
And Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people, and he went to the Valley of Salt and struck ten thousand of the sons of Seir .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 25:11, so the Hebrew word הִתְחַזַּ֔ק (hitkhazak) 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.25.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.11.W2.S1) and character.