Isaiah 37:21:4Isa.37.21.W4TAB
אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
elkhizkiyahu
“to Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-khihz-kih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ħiz.qijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Hezekiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-yish-LAKH ye-sha-ya-HU ven-A-mots el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH ye-sha-ya-HU ven-A-mots el-khiz-ki-YA-hu le-MOR ko-A-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL a-SHER hit-pal-LAL-ta e-LAI el-san-khe-RIV ME-lekh a-SHUR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-chizkiyahu {אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | el-ḥizqîyāhû} ‘to Hezekiah’ designates the message’s recipient.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–zayin–qof
“Yahweh has strengthened”
In context — Isaiah 37:21
And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel , ‘Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria.’”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 37:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 37:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ (elkhizkiyahu) 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.37.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.37.21.W4.S1) and character.