2 Kings 20:21:22 Kgs.20.21.W2TAB
חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
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-yish-KAV khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-yish-KAV khiz-ki-YA-hu im-a-vo-TAV
- sentence
va-yish-KAV khiz-ki-YA-hu im-a-vo-TAV va-yim-LOKH me-na-SHE ve-NO ta-KHTAV
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ק
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 20:21
Then Hezekiah lay down with his fathers, and his son Menasheh became king in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:21, so the Hebrew word חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ (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.20.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.21.W2.S1) and character.