2 Kings 20:15:62 Kgs.20.15.W6TAB
חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ
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
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu ET KAL-a-SHER be-VE-ti ra-U lo-ha-YA da-VAR a-SHER lo-hir-E-tiM be-o-tsro-TAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer MA ra-U be-VE-te-KHA va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu ET KAL-a-SHER be-VE-ti ra-U lo-ha-YA da-VAR a-SHER lo-hir-E-tiM be-o-tsro-TAI
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ק
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 20:15
And he said, “What have they looked at in your house?” And Hezekiah replied, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing in my treasures that I did not show them.”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 20:15, so the Hebrew word חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ (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.20.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.15.W6.S1) and character.