1 Kings 16:21:11 Kgs.16.21.W1TAB
אָ֧ז
az
“then”
- Transliteration
- AZ
- Extended
- AAZ
- IPA
- /ˈʔaːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- then
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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Word in context
- word
AZ
- phraseyour reading level
AZ ye-kha-LEK
- clause
AZ ye-kha-LEK ha-AM yis-re-EL la-KHE-tsi
- sentence
AZ ye-kha-LEK ha-AM yis-re-EL la-KHE-tsi kha-TSI ha-AM ha-YA a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT le-ham-li-KHO ve-ha-kha-TSI a-kha-RE om-RI
Exegesis
The verse opens with az {אָז | ʾāz} ‘then’, a temporal marker.
In context — 1 Kings 16:21
Then the people of Israel were divided into two halves; half of the people was following Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and the other half was following Omri.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Kings 16:21, so the Hebrew word אָ֧ז (az) 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 Kgs.16.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.21.W1.S1) and character.