2 Kings 18:32:202 Kgs.18.32.W20TAB
אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ
elkhizkiyahu
“to Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-khiz-kih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħiz.qijˈjaːhuː/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
ve-al-tish-me-U el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ki-ya-SIT et-KHEM le-MOR Ye-ho-VAH ya-tsi-LE-nu
- sentence
ad-BO-i ve-la-KHAKHT-i et-KHEM el-E-rets ke-ar-TSKHEM E-rets da-GAN ve-ti-ROSH E-rets LE-khem u-khra-MIM E-rets ZEIT yits-HAR u-de-VASH vi-kh-YU ve-LO ta-MU-tu ve-al-tish-me-U el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ki-ya-SIT et-KHEM le-MOR Ye-ho-VAH ya-tsi-LE-nu
Exegesis
The prohibitive wə-ʾal {וְאַל־ | wə-ʾal} ‘and do not’ sets up the warning against Ḥizqîyāhû {חִזְקִיָּהוּ | ḥiz-qî-yā-hû}.
Root and etymology
ḥ-z-q
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 18:32
Until I come and take you to a land like your land—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive oil and honey—so that you may live and not die. And do not listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you, saying, “The LORD will rescue us.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:32:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 2 Kings 18:32, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ (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.18.32.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.32.W20.S1) and character.