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

Result
חִזְ + קִ + יָּ֛ + הוּ
khiz + ki + ya + hu
khizkiyahu

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Zayinz as in zero
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    khiz-ki-YA-hu

  2. phraseyour reading level

    lo-her-AM khiz-ki-YA-hu

  3. clause

    lo-ha-YA da-VAR a-SHER lo-her-AM khiz-ki-YA-hu be-ve-TO u-ve-khal-mem-shal-TO

  4. 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 contextIsaiah 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.