2 Kings 13:22:12 Kgs.13.22.W1TAB
וַֽחֲזָאֵל֙
vakhazael
“Hazael”
- Transliteration
- va-kha-za-EL
- Extended
- vah-khah-zah-EHL
- IPA
- /wa.ħa.zaːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hazael
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-kha-za-EL
- clause
va-kha-za-EL ME-lekh a-RAM la-KHATS et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-kha-za-EL ME-lekh a-RAM la-KHATS et-yis-ra-EL KOL ye-ME ye-ho-a-KHAZ
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative vav-consecutive vachazael {וַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ | va-ḥa-zā-ʾêl} ‘and Hazael’, marking a new episode.
In context — 2 Kings 13:22
And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout all the days of Jehoahaz .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 13:22, so the Hebrew word וַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ (vakhazael) 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 Kgs.13.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.22.W1.S1) and character.