2 Kings 14:8:32 Kgs.14.8.W3TAB
אֲמַצְיָה֙
amatsya
“Amaziah”
- Transliteration
- a-mats-YA
- Extended
- ah-mahts-YAA
- IPA
- /ʔă.matsˈjaː/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-mats-YA
- phraseyour reading level
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA
- clause
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb shalach {שָׁלַ֤ח | šā-laḥ} ‘he sent’ appears first in typical VSO order, followed by the subject ʾAmatsyah {אֲמַצְיָה֙ | ʾa-maṣ-yā̆ḥ}.
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-ṣaleph–mem–tsade
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 14:8, so the Hebrew word אֲמַצְיָה֙ (amatsya) 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.14.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.8.W3.S1) and character.