1 Chronicles 13:11:61 Chr.13.11.W6TAB

בְּעֻזָּ֑א

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

Result
בְּ + עֻ + זָּ֑א
be + u + za
beuza

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
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

    be-u-ZA

  2. clause

    va-yikh-AR le-da-VID KI-fa-RATS Ye-ho-VAH PE-rets be-u-ZA

  3. 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 13:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 13:11, so the Hebrew word בְּעֻזָּ֑א (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.13.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.13.11.W6.S1) and character.