2 Kings 18:19:52 Kgs.18.19.W5TAB
אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ
elkhizkiyahu
“to Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-khihz-kih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħiz.qijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Hezekiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-YO-mer a-le-HEM rav-sha-KE im-ru-NA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-le-HEM rav-sha-KE im-ru-NA el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ko-A-mar ha-ME-lekh ha-ga-DOL ME-lekh a-SHUR MA ha-bit-ta-KHON ha-ZE a-SHER ba-TAKH-ta
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-q
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 18:19
And Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria, “What is this confidence in which you have put your trust?”’”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 18:19, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ (elkhizkiyahu) 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.18.19.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.19.W5.S1) and character.