2 Kings 15:1:102 Kgs.15.1.W10TAB
בֶן־אֲמַצְיָ֖ה
benamatsya
“son of Amaziah”
- Transliteration
- ben-a-mats-YA
- Extended
- BEHN-ah-mats-YAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔămatsˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Amaziah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
ben-a-mats-YA
- phraseyour reading level
a-zar-YA ben-a-mats-YA
- clause
ma-LAKH a-zar-YA ben-a-mats-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
bish-NAT e-se-RIM va-SHE-va sha-NA le-ya-rav-AM ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH a-zar-YA ben-a-mats-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
The main clause begins with malakh {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} ‘he reigned,’ after which the subject is supplied as azaryah {עֲזַרְיָה | ʿăzaryāh}, expanded by lineage (ben-amatsyah {בֶן־אֲמַצְיָה | ben-ʾămaṣyāh}) and title (melek yehudah {מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה | méleḵ yəhûḏāh}). English typically places the named subject earlier, so the formal and dynamic renderings reposition “Azariah” before the verbal idea (“began to reign / became king”) while preserving the Hebrew’s synchronizing date and full royal identification.
Root and etymology
consonantsAleph–Mem–Tsade
“be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 15:1
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 15:1, so the Hebrew word בֶן־אֲמַצְיָ֖ה (benamatsya) 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.15.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.1.W10.S1) and character.