2 Chronicles 32:5:12 Chr.32.5.W1TAB
וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק
vayitkhazak
“and he strengthened himself”
- Transliteration
- va-yit-kha-ZAK
- Extended
- vah-yih-tkhah-ZAK
- IPA
- /vaj.jit.ħaˈzaq/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he strengthened himself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
va-yit-kha-ZAK
- clause
va-yit-kha-ZAK va-yi-VEN et-KOL-ha-kho-MA ha-pe-ru-TSa va-ya-AL al-ha-mig-da-LOT ve-la-khu-TSA ha-kho-MA a-KHE-ret va-ye-kha-ZEK et-ha-mi-LO IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yit-kha-ZAK va-yi-VEN et-KOL-ha-kho-MA ha-pe-ru-TSa va-ya-AL al-ha-mig-da-LOT ve-la-khu-TSA ha-kho-MA a-KHE-ret va-ye-kha-ZEK et-ha-mi-LO IR da-VID va-ya-AS she-LAKH la-ROV u-ma-gin-NIM
Exegesis
The opening verb vayitchazek {וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק | way-yiṯ-zaqqaq} ‘and he strengthened himself’ introduces a reflexive initiative.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-qḥet–zayin–qof
“to be strong, to strengthen”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:5
And Hezekiah strengthened himself, built up all the broken wall and raised it upon the towers , and outside another wall; and he reinforced the terrace of the City of David, and made weapons in abundance and shields.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 32:5, so the Hebrew word וַיִּתְחַזַּ֡ק (vayitkhazak) 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.32.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.5.W1.S1) and character.