2 Kings 14:18:32 Kgs.14.18.W3TAB
אֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ
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
div-REI a-mats-ya-HU
- clause
ve-YE-ter div-REI a-mats-ya-HU
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-REI a-mats-ya-HU ha-LO-HEM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-REI ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHEI ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The construct chain divrei amatsyahu {דִּבְרֵי אֲמַצְיָהוּ | div-rê ă-ma-tsə-yā-hū} links the king with his deeds.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-ṣaleph–mem–tsade
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 14:18
And the rest of the deeds of Amaziah—are they not inscribed in the book of annals of the kings of Judah ?
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 14:18, so the Hebrew word אֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ (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.14.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.18.W3.S1) and character.