2 Kings 16:8:22 Kgs.16.8.W2TAB
אָחָ֜ז
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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KHAZ
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-KAKH a-KHAZ
- clause
va-yik-KAKH a-KHAZ et-ha-KE-sef ve-et-ha-za-HAV ha-nim-TSA BET Ye-ho-VAH u-ve-ots-re-OT BET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH a-KHAZ et-ha-KE-sef ve-et-ha-za-HAV ha-nim-TSA BET Ye-ho-VAH u-ve-ots-re-OT BET ha-ME-lekh va-yish-LAKH le-ME-lekh-a-SHUR SHO-khad
Exegesis
The subject Achaz {אָחָ֜ז | ’ā-ḥāz} is a proper noun.
Root and etymology
ʼ-ḥ-zaleph–chet–zayin
“to seize, grasp”
In context — 2 Kings 16:8
Ahaz took the silver and gold found in the house of the LORD and in the royal storerooms, and sent it as a present to the king of Assyria.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 16:8, so the Hebrew word אָחָ֜ז (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.16.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.8.W2.S1) and character.