Isaiah 39:5:3Isa.39.5.W3TAB
אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ
elkhizkiyahu
“to Hezekiah”
- Transliteration
- el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- Extended
- ehl-khihz-kee-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-YO-mer ye-sha-ya-HU el-khiz-ki-YA-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer ye-sha-ya-HU el-khiz-ki-YA-hu she-MA de-var-ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The subject Yeshayahu {יְשַׁעְיָהוּ | yəšaʿyāhû} is named as the speaker, and the preposition el {אֶל | ʾel} introduces the addressee Chizkiyahu {חִזְקִיָּהוּ | ḥizqiyyāhû}.
Root and etymology
consonantsChet–Zayin–Qof
“to be strong”
In context — Isaiah 39:5
And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of hosts .”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 39:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 39:5, so the Hebrew word אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ (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.39.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.39.5.W3.S1) and character.