2 Kings 15:8:92 Kgs.15.8.W9TAB

זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ

zekharyahu

Zechariah

Transliteration
ze-khar-ya-HU
Extended
zeh-khahr-yah-HOO
IPA
/zəxarjaːˈhuː/

Meaning by language

English
Zechariah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
זְ + כַרְ + יָ֨ + הוּ
ze + khar + ya + hu
zekharyahu

Alphabet Analysis

Zayinz as in zero
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    ze-khar-ya-HU

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    ma-LAKH ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON shish-SHA kho-da-SHIM

  4. sentence

    bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM u-she-mo-NE sha-NA la-a-zar-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON shish-SHA kho-da-SHIM

Root and etymology

Rootzayin–kaf–resh

to remember

In context2 Kings 15:8

In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned six months.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 15:8:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 15:8, so the Hebrew word זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ (zekharyahu) 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.15.8.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.8.W9.S1) and character.