Isaiah 14:28:3Isa.14.28.W3TAB
אָחָ֑ז
akhaz
“Ahaz”
- Transliteration
- a-KHAZ
- Extended
- aa-KHAAZ
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈħaːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ahaz
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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Word in context
- word
a-KHAZ
- phraseyour reading level
ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ
- clause
bish-NAT-MOT ham-ME-lekh a-KHAZ
- 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 context — Isaiah 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.