2 Kings 20:19:22 Kgs.20.19.W2TAB
חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙
khizkiyahu
“Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- khihz-kee-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 el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu TOV de-var-ye-ho-VAH a-SHER di-BAR-ta va-YO-mer ha-LO im-sha-LOM ve-e-MET yih-HE-ye ve-ya-MAI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the narrative marker vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wa-yō-mer} ‘and he said,’ indicating direct speech by chizkiyahu {חִזְקִיָּהוּ | ḥiz-qî-yā-hû} to yeshayahu {יְשַׁעְיָהוּ | ye-sha-ya-hû}.
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ק
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 20:19
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Good is the word of the LORD that you have spoken.” Then he added, “Will there not be peace and truth in my days?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:19, so the Hebrew word חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ (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.20.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.19.W2.S1) and character.