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
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-ya-SHAV va-yish-LAKH mal-a-KHIM el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR
- 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 context — 2 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.