2 Kings 14:17:22 Kgs.14.17.W2TAB
אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ
amatsyahu
“Amaziah”
- Transliteration
- a-mats-ya-HU
- Extended
- ah-mahts-yah-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔă.mat͡s.jaːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Amaziah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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
a-mats-ya-HU
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH
- clause
va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-KHI a-mats-ya-HU ven-yo-ASH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA a-kha-REI MOT ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ME-lekh yis-ra-EL kha-MESH e-se-RE sha-NA
Exegesis
The construct Amatsyahu ben Yoash melech Yehudah {אֲמַצְיָהוּ בֶן־יוֹאָשׁ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָה | ʾămaṣ·yāhû ben yō·’āš mé·leḵ yəhû·ḏāh} establishes Amaziah’s dynastic identity by linking sonship and royal title.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-ṣaleph–mem–tsade
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 14:17
And Amaziah , son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 14:17, so the Hebrew word אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ (amatsyahu) 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.14.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.17.W2.S1) and character.