2 Kings 22:6:82 Kgs.22.6.W8TAB
לְחַזֵּ֖ק
lekhazek
“to strengthen or repair”
- Transliteration
- le-kha-ZEK
- Extended
- leh-khah-ZEEK
- IPA
- /ləħazˈzeːq/
Meaning by language
- English
- to strengthen or 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-kha-ZEK
- clause
ve-lik-NOT E-tsim ve-av-NEI ma-khe-TSAV le-kha-ZEK ET-ha-BA-yit
- sentence
le-kha-ra-SHIM ve-la-BO-nim ve-la-GO-de-RIM ve-lik-NOT E-tsim ve-av-NEI ma-khe-TSAV le-kha-ZEK ET-ha-BA-yit
Exegesis
The Piel infinitive construct lechazek {לְחַזֵּק | le-ḥaz-zêq} ‘to strengthen’ governs et-habayit {אֶת־הַבָּיִת | ʾet-ha-bā-yiṯ} ‘the house’ as direct object. In English, enumeration is preserved to maintain fidelity, while the purpose clause is rendered with “so they can” in the dynamic version to enhance readability.
Root and etymology
Rootḥ-z-q
“to strengthen”
In context — 2 Kings 22:6
To the craftsmen, and to the builders, and to the masons , and to purchase timber and quarried stones to strengthen the house .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 22:6, 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.22.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.6.W8.S1) and character.