Isaiah 14:28:3Isa.14.28.W3TAB

אָחָ֑ז

akhaz

Ahaz

Transliteration
a-KHAZ
Extended
aa-KHAAZ
IPA
/ʔaːˈħaːz/

Meaning by language

English
Ahaz

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Result
אָ + חָ֑ז
a + khaz
akhaz

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Qametslong 'ah'
Zayinz as in zero

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-KHAZ

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ

  3. clause

    bish-NAT-MOT ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ

  4. sentence

    bish-NAT-MOT ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ ha-YA ham-ma-SA haz-ZE

Exegesis

The phrase ha-melekh Achaz {הַמֶּלֶךְ אָחָז | hā-mé-lek ʾā-ḥáz} ‘King Ahaz’ functions as the subject.

Root and etymology

Rootaleph–chet–zayin

to seize, grasp

In contextIsaiah 14:28

In the year of King Ahaz’s death , this burden came.

About this coordinate

Isaiah 14:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 14:28, so the Hebrew word אָחָ֑ז (akhaz) 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 Isa.14.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.28.W3.S1) and character.