2 Kings 15:11:32 Kgs.15.11.W3TAB
זְכַרְיָ֑ה
zekharya
“Zechariah”
- Transliteration
- ze-khar-YA
- Extended
- zeh-khah r-YAA
- IPA
- /zə.xarˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Zechariah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ze-khar-YA
- phraseyour reading level
div-RE ze-khar-YA
- clause
ve-YE-ter div-RE ze-khar-YA
- sentence
ve-YE-ter div-RE ze-khar-YA hin-NAM ke-tu-VIM al-SE-fer div-RE ha-ya-MIM le-mal-KHE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain divrei zekharyah {דִּבְרֵי זְכַרְיָ֑ה | dibréy zə-khá-ra-yāh} ‘words/acts of Zechariah’ specifies the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–kaf–resh
“to remember”
In context — 2 Kings 15:11
The rest of the acts of Zechariah are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 15:11, so the Hebrew word זְכַרְיָ֑ה (zekharya) 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.15.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.11.W3.S1) and character.