2 Kings 18:1:102 Kgs.18.1.W10TAB
בֶן־אָחָ֖ז
venakhaz
“son of Ahaz”
- Transliteration
- ven-a-KHAZ
- Extended
- vehn-aa-KHAAZ
- IPA
- /vɛn.ʔaːˈħaːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Ahaz
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
ven-a-KHAZ
- phraseyour reading level
khiz-ki-YA ven-a-KHAZ
- clause
ma-LAKH khiz-ki-YA ven-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
- sentence
va-ye-HI bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH khiz-ki-YA ven-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
Similarly, ḥîz·qî·yāh ben-ʼā·ḥāz mê·leḵ yĕ·hû·ḏāh {חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה | ḥîz·qî·yāh ben-ʼā·ḥāz mê·leḵ yĕ·hû·ḏāh} provides the Judahite ruler’s title in apposition. This structured sequence of construct chains and verb positioning underscores the chronicler’s emphasis on precise regnal chronology.
Root and etymology
Rootb-n
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 18:1
And it happened in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 18:1, so the Hebrew word בֶן־אָחָ֖ז (venakhaz) 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.18.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.1.W10.S1) and character.