2 Kings 16:20:22 Kgs.16.20.W2TAB
אָחָז֙
akhaz
“Ahaz”
- Transliteration
- a-KHAZ
- Extended
- aa-KHAZ
- 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
va-yish-KAV a-KHAZ
- clause
va-yish-KAV a-KHAZ im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID
- sentence
va-yish-KAV a-KHAZ im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER im-a-vo-TAV be-IR da-VID va-yim-LOKH khiz-ki-YA-hu ve-NO takh-TAV
Root and etymology
ʼ-ḥ-zaleph–chet–zayin
“to seize, grasp”
In context — 2 Kings 16:20
Ahaz completed his days, lay down with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Hezekiah was enthroned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 16:20, so the Hebrew word אָחָז֙ (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.16.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.20.W2.S1) and character.