Isaiah 39:2:24Isa.39.2.W24TAB
חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ
khizkiyahu
“Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- khihz-kih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ħiz.qijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Hezekiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
khiz-ki-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
lo-her-AM khiz-ki-YA-hu
- clause
lo-ha-YA da-VAR a-SHER lo-her-AM khiz-ki-YA-hu be-ve-TO u-ve-khal-mem-shal-TO
- sentence
va-yis-MA-kh a-le-HEM khiz-ki-YA-hu va-yar-EM et-BET ne-kho-TO et-ha-KE-sef ve-et-ha-za-HAV ve-et-ha-be-sa-MIM ve-ET ha-SHE-men ha-TOV ve-ET kal-BET ke-LAV ve-ET kal-a-SHER nim-tsa be-o-tse-ro-TAV lo-ha-YA da-VAR a-SHER lo-her-AM khiz-ki-YA-hu be-ve-TO u-ve-khal-mem-shal-TO
Exegesis
The verse begins with the wayyiqtol verb wayyiśmaḥ {וַיִּשְׂמַ֣ח | wayyiśmaḥ} ‘and he rejoiced,’ marking the reaction of ḥizqiyyāhû {חִזְקִיָּהוּ | ḥizqiyyāhû}.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Zayin–Qof
“to be strong”
In context — Isaiah 39:2
Hezekiah was pleased with them and showed them the house of his precious things , the silver, the gold, the spices, and the good oil, along with all the house of his armor, and everything in his treasuries; nothing in his house or in all his dominion was withheld from them.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:2:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Isaiah 39:2, so the Hebrew word חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ (khizkiyahu) 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.39.2.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.2.W24.S1) and character.