2 Kings 20:1:32 Kgs.20.1.W3TAB
חָלָ֥ה
khala
“became sick”
- Transliteration
- kha-LA
- Extended
- khaa-LAA
- IPA
- /ħaːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- became sick
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
kha-LA
- phraseyour reading level
kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu la-MUT
- sentence
ba-ya-MIM ha-HEM kha-LA khiz-ki-YA-hu la-MUT va-ya-VO E-LAV ye-sha-YA-hu ben-a-MOTS ha-na-VI va-yo-MER E-LAV ko-A-MAR Ye-ho-VAH TSAV le-VE-te-KHA KI MET a-TA ve-LO tikh-ye
Exegesis
The verb chalah {חָלָה | ḥā-lāh} “became sick” in the Qal perfect conveys completed action, paired with the infinitive lamut {לָמוּת | lā-mut} “to die,” which intensifies the threat.
Root and etymology
ch-l-h
“to be sick, to grow weak”
In context — 2 Kings 20:1
Around that time, Hezekiah became ill, near death, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you will die; you will not live.’”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 20:1, so the Hebrew word חָלָ֥ה (khala) 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.20.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.1.W3.S1) and character.