2 Chronicles 32:7:12 Chr.32.7.W1TAB
חִזְק֣וּ
khizku
“be strong”
- Transliteration
- khiz-KU
- Extended
- khihz-KOO
- IPA
- /ħizˈquː/
Meaning by language
- English
- be strong
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khiz-KU
- phraseyour reading level
khiz-KU ve-im-TSU
- clause
khiz-KU ve-im-TSU al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR u-mil-lif-NE kal-he-ha-MON a-sher-im-MO
- sentence
khiz-KU ve-im-TSU al-ti-re-U ve-al-te-KHA-tu mip-pe-NE ME-lekh a-SHUR u-mil-lif-NE kal-he-ha-MON a-sher-im-MO ki-im-ma-NU RAV me-im-MO
Exegesis
The verse opens with a pair of Qal imperatives chizku {חִזְק֣וּ | ḥizqû} “be strong” and ve’imtzu {וְאִמְצ֔וּ | wə-’imṣû} “be courageous,” forming parallelism that stresses communal resolve.
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ק
“be strong, strengthen”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:7
Be resolute and brave. Do not be afraid, and do not lose heart because of the king of Assyria or because of all the multitude with him, for there is more with us than with him.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 32:7, so the Hebrew word חִזְק֣וּ (khizku) 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.32.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.7.W1.S1) and character.