1 Chronicles 13:11:111 Chr.13.11.W11TAB

עֻזָּ֔א

uza

Uzza

Transliteration
u-ZA
Extended
uh-ZAA
IPA
/ʕuzˈzaː/

Meaning by language

English
Uzza

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Result
עֻ + זָּ֔א
u + za
uza

Alphabet Analysis

Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Zayinz as in zero
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-ZA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    PE-rets u-ZA

  3. clause

    va-yik-RA la-ma-KOM ha-HU PE-rets u-ZA AD ha-YOM ha-ZE

  4. sentence

    va-yikh-AR le-da-VID KI-fa-RATS Ye-ho-VAH PE-rets be-u-ZA va-yik-RA la-ma-KOM ha-HU PE-rets u-ZA AD ha-YOM ha-ZE

Exegesis

The noun peretz {פֶּ֖רֶץ | pēreṣ} denotes both rupture and judgment, with the prepositional phrase bə-ʿUzzā {בְּעֻזָּ֑א | bə-ʿūzzā} specifying Uzzah as its focus.

Root and etymology

ʿ-z-zayin–zayin–zayin

strength; might

In context1 Chronicles 13:11

David became angry because the LORD had made a breach against Uzzah, so he named that place Perez Uzzah to this day.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 13:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Chronicles 13:11, so the Hebrew word עֻזָּ֔א (uza) 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.13.11.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.11.W11.S1) and character.