2 Kings 22:5:172 Kgs.22.5.W17TAB
לְחַזֵּ֖ק
lekhazek
“to repair”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-ZEK
- Extended
- leh-khah-ZEHK
- IPA
- /ləħazˈzɛːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to repair
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular |
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Word in context
- word
le-kha-ZEK
- clause
ve-yit-NU o-TO le-o-SE ha-me-la-KHA a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH le-kha-ZEK BE-dek ha-BA-yit
- sentence
ve-yit-NE ve-yit-NE-hu al-YAD o-SE ha-me-la-KHA ha-mu-fe-ka-DIM be-VET BET ye-ho-VAH ve-yit-NU o-TO le-o-SE ha-me-la-KHA a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH le-kha-ZEK BE-dek ha-BA-yit
Exegesis
The purpose clause introduced by lə-ḥazzêq {לְחַזֵּק | lə-ḥazzêq} ‘to strengthen’ governs bedeq {בֶּ֥דֶק | bedeq} ‘breach,’ and the repeated locus be-vêṯ hammə-lāḵāh YHWH anchors the action within the LORD’s sanctuary.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-z-q
“to strengthen”
In context — 2 Kings 22:5
And they shall give it into the hand of the overseers in the house of the LORD and they shall give it to the workers who do the work in the house of the LORD, to repair the breach of the house.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 2 Kings 22:5, so the Hebrew word לְחַזֵּ֖ק (lekhazek) 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.22.5.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.5.W17.S1) and character.