2 Kings 15:38:102 Kgs.15.38.W10TAB
אָחָ֥ז
akhaz
“Ahaz”
- Transliteration
- a-KHAZ
- Extended
- aa-KHAAZ
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈħaːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahaz
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHAZ
- phraseyour reading level
a-KHAZ be-NO
- clause
va-yim-LOKH a-KHAZ be-NO takh-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV yo-TAM im-a-VO-tav va-yik-ka-VER im-a-VO-tav be-IR da-VID a-VIV va-yim-LOKH a-KHAZ be-NO takh-TAV
Exegesis
Finally, vayyimloḵ {וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ | wayyiymloḵ} ‘and he reigned’ links to ʾaḥāz beno ṭaḥtāyw {אָחָז בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו | ʾaḥāz bə-nô ṭaḥtāyw}, marking royal succession in his place.
In context — 2 Kings 15:38
And Jotham lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father. And Ahaz his son reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 15:38, so the Hebrew word אָחָ֥ז (akhaz) 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.15.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.38.W10.S1) and character.