2 Chronicles 28:21:122 Chr.28.21.W12TAB
לְעֶזְרָ֖ה
leezra
“for help”
- Transliteration
- le-ez-RA
- Extended
- leh-ehz-RAA
- IPA
- /ləʕɛzˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for help
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ez-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-LO le-ez-RA
- clause
va-yit-TEN le-ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-LO le-ez-RA LO
- sentence
ki-kha-LAK a-KHAZ et-BET ye-ho-VAH ve-et-BET ha-ME-lekh ve-ha-sa-RIM va-yit-TEN le-ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-LO le-ez-RA LO
Exegesis
The final negation ve-lo le-ezerah lo {וְלֹ֥א לְעֶזְרָ֖ה לֽוֹ | wə-lōʾ le-ʿezer-āh lō} ‘and not for help to him’ forms a result clause underscoring the futility of reliance on foreign power rather than divine provision.
Root and etymology
ע־ז־ר
“to help”
In context — 2 Chronicles 28:21
For Ahaz took a portion from the house of the LORD , from the house of the king, and from the officials , and he gave it to the king of Assyria; but it did not provide help for him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 28:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Chronicles 28:21, so the Hebrew word לְעֶזְרָ֖ה (leezra) 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.28.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.28.21.W12.S1) and character.