2 Kings 14:9:42 Kgs.14.9.W4TAB
אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ
elamatsyahu
“to Amaziah”
- Transliteration
- el-a-mats-ya-HU
- Extended
- ehl-ah-mahts-yah-HOO
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔămats.jaːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Amaziah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-a-mats-ya-HU
- phraseyour reading level
el-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA le-MOR ha-KHO-akh a-SHER bal-le-va-NON sha-LAKH el-ha-E-rez a-SHER bal-le-va-NON le-MOR te-NA-et-bit-te-KHA liv-NI le-ish-SHA
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-ho-ASH ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL el-a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh-ye-hu-DA le-MOR ha-KHO-akh a-SHER bal-le-va-NON sha-LAKH el-ha-E-rez a-SHER bal-le-va-NON le-MOR te-NA-et-bit-te-KHA liv-NI le-ish-SHA va-ta-a-VOR kha-YAT has-sa-DE a-SHER bal-le-va-NON va-tir-MOS et-ha-KHO-akh
Root and etymology
ʾ-m-ṣaleph–mem–tsade
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “A thistle in Lebanon sent to a cedar there, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild beast of the field in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 14:9, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ (elamatsyahu) 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.14.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.9.W4.S1) and character.