2 Kings 19:20:42 Kgs.19.20.W4TAB
אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
elkhizkiyahu
“to Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-khiz-kih-YAA-huu
- 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
va-yish-LAKH ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-sha-YA-hu ben-A-mots el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pa-lal-TA e-LAI el-san-KHE-riv ME-lekh-a-SHUR sha-MA-ti
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ק
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 19:20
And Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent word to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel : I have heard the prayer you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 19:20, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ (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.19.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.20.W4.S1) and character.