2 Kings 19:9:122 Kgs.19.9.W12TAB

אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ

elkhizkiyahu

to Hezekiah

Transliteration
el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
Extended
ehl-khihz-kee-YAA-hoo
IPA
/ʔɛl.ħiz.qijˈjaː.huː/

Meaning by language

English
to Hezekiah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֶל + חִזְ + קִ + יָּ֖ + הוּ
el + khiz + ki + ya + hu
elkhizkiyahu

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Zayinz as in zero
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-khiz-ki-YA-hu

  2. clause

    va-ya-SHAV va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR

  3. sentence

    va-yish-MA el-tir-ha-KA ME-lekh-KUSH le-MOR hi-NE ya-TSA le-hil-la-KHEM it-TAKH va-ya-SHAV va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR

Exegesis

The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel} marks reported content.

Root and etymology

ח־ז־ק

to be strong

In context2 Kings 19:9

And the king of Assyria heard concerning Tirhakah , king of Cush, “Behold, he has gone out to fight against you”; he returned and sent messengers again to Hezekiah to say.

About this coordinate

2 Kings 19:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 19:9, 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.19.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.9.W12.S1) and character.