1 Chronicles 13:10:31 Chr.13.10.W3TAB
בְּעֻזָּ֔א
beuza
“against Uzza”
- Transliteration
- be-u-ZA
- Extended
- beh-uh-ZAA
- IPA
- /bəʕuzˈzaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- against Uzza
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
be-u-ZA
- clause
va-yikh-AR-AF ye-ho-VAH be-u-ZA va-yak-KE-hu AL a-SHER-sha-LAKH YA-do al-ha-A-ron
- sentence
va-yikh-AR-AF ye-ho-VAH be-u-ZA va-yak-KE-hu AL a-SHER-sha-LAKH YA-do al-ha-A-ron va-ya-MAT SHAM lif-NE e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The preposition beʿuzzah {בְּעֻזָּא | bə-ʿuzzā} marks Uzzah as target, and the relative clause ʾašer šālāḥ yāḏô {אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח יָדֹו | ʾăšer šālāḥ yāḏô} provides causal explanation.
Root and etymology
ʿ-z-zayin–zayin–zayin
“strength”
In context — 1 Chronicles 13:10
Then the LORD’s anger flared against Uzzah, and He struck him down for laying his hand upon the ark , and Uzzah died there before God .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 13:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 13:10, so the Hebrew word בְּעֻזָּ֔א (beuza) 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 1 Chr.13.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.10.W3.S1) and character.