2 Chronicles 32:27:22 Chr.32.27.W2TAB
לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ
liyikhizkiyahu
“to Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- li-yi-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- lih-yee-khihz-kee-YAA-huh
- IPA
- /lijiħizqijˈjaːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Hezekiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
li-yi-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-HI li-yi-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-ye-HI li-yi-khiz-ki-YA-hu O-sher ve-kha-VOD har-BE me-OD
- sentence
va-ye-HI li-yi-khiz-ki-YA-hu O-sher ve-kha-VOD har-BE me-OD ve-o-tsa-ROT a-SA-LO le-KHE-sef u-le-za-HAV u-le-E-ven ye-ka-RA ve-liv-sa-MIM u-le-ma-gin-NIM u-le-KHOL ke-LE khem-DA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase li-ḥizqiyyāhû {לִיחִזְקִיָּהוּ | li-ḥizqiyyāhû} ‘to Hezekiah’ designates the beneficiary of the ensuing statement, highlighting the subject’s prominence.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qḥet–zayin–qof
“to be strong, to strengthen”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:27
And Hezekiah had very abundant riches and honor, and he made treasuries for himself for silver, and for gold, and for precious stone , and for spices, and for shields, and for all desirable vessels .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 32:27, so the Hebrew word לִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ (liyikhizkiyahu) 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.32.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.27.W2.S1) and character.