2 Kings 20:8:22 Kgs.20.8.W2TAB
חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙
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 el-ye-sha-YA-hu MA OT ki-yir-PA ye-ho-VAH LI
- sentence
va-YO-mer khiz-ki-YA-hu el-ye-sha-YA-hu MA OT ki-yir-PA ye-ho-VAH LI ve-a-LI-ti ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI BET ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
ח־ז־ק
“to be strong”
In context — 2 Kings 20:8
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What sign will show that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 20:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 20:8, 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.20.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.20.8.W2.S1) and character.