2 Kings 20:10:22 Kgs.20.10.W2TAB
יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ
yekhizkiyahu
“Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- yeh-khiz-kee-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /jəħiz.qijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hezekiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-yo-MER ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu na-KEL la-TSEL lin-TOT E-ser ma-a-LOT
- sentence
va-yo-MER ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu na-KEL la-TSEL lin-TOT E-ser ma-a-LOT LO KI ya-SHUV ha-TSEL a-kho-ran-NIT E-ser ma-a-LOT
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ק
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 20:10
And Hezekiah said, “It is easy for the shadow to move forward ten steps ; no—let the shadow turn back ten steps.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:10, so the Hebrew word יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ (yekhizkiyahu) 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.20.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.10.W2.S1) and character.