2 Kings 19:3:52 Kgs.19.3.W5TAB
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ
khizkiyahu
“Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- khihz-kih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ħiz.qijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hezekiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
khiz-ki-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-yo-me-RU e-LA-yv KO a-MAR khiz-ki-YA-hu yom-tsa-RA ve-to-khe-KHA u-ne-a-TSA ha-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU e-LA-yv KO a-MAR khiz-ki-YA-hu yom-tsa-RA ve-to-khe-KHA u-ne-a-TSA ha-YOM ha-ZE KI va-U va-NIM ad-mash-BER ve-KHO-akh A-yin le-LE-da
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ק
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 19:3
And they said to him, “Thus said Hezekiah: ‘This day is a day of distress, rebuke , and contempt; for children have come up to the birthstool , but there is no strength to give birth.’”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 19:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 19:3, so the Hebrew word חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ (khizkiyahu) 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.19.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.3.W5.S1) and character.