2 Chronicles 32:30:22 Chr.32.30.W2TAB
יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ
yekhizkiyahu
“Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- yeh-khihz-kee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /jəħiz.qijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hezekiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
ve-HU ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu sa-TAM et-mo-TSA mei-ME gi-KHON ha-e-lyon va-yish-RE-em le-MA-ta-ma-a-ra-VA le-IR da-VID
- sentence
ve-HU ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu sa-TAM et-mo-TSA mei-ME gi-KHON ha-e-lyon va-yish-RE-em le-MA-ta-ma-a-ra-VA le-IR da-VID va-yats-LAKH ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu be-khol-ma-a-SE-hu
Exegesis
The verse begins with the conjunction wāv and pronoun vehuh {וְה֣וּא | wə-hûʼ} marking narrative continuity and highlighting Hezekiah {יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ | yᵊḥîzqîyyāhû} as the subject.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qḥet–zayin–qof
“to be strong, to strengthen”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:30
And Hezekiah blocked the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them downward, westward, to the City of David. He succeeded in all his works .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 32:30, so the Hebrew word יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ (yekhizkiyahu) 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.32.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.30.W2.S1) and character.