2 Chronicles 25:17:22 Chr.25.17.W2TAB
אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙
amatsyahu
“Amaziah”
- Transliteration
- a-mats-ya-HU
- Extended
- ah-mahts-yah-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔă.mats.jaːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Amaziah
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| 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-mats-ya-HU
- clause
va-yiv-VA-ets a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yish-LAKH el-yo-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yish-LAKH el-yo-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR LEKH le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The segment Amatsyahu melekh Yehudah {אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה | ʾă-mat-syə-yā-hū mê-leḵ yĕ-hû-dā-hā} functions as the subject-verb construction indicating Amaziah’s royal office.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-ṣaleph–mem–tsade
“be strong”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:17
Then Amaziah the king of Judah consulted , and he sent to Joash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 25:17, so the Hebrew word אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ (amatsyahu) 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.25.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.17.W2.S1) and character.