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
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ze-khar-ya-HU
- phraseyour reading level
ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL
- 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
- 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 context — 2 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.