2 Chronicles 21:10:162 Chr.21.10.W16TAB
עָזַ֔ב
azav
“he forsook”
- Transliteration
- a-ZAV
- Extended
- aa-ZAHV
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈzav/
Meaning by language
- English
- he forsook
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
a-ZAV
- phraseyour reading level
KI a-ZAV
- clause
KI a-ZAV et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TAV
- sentence
va-yif-SHA e-DOM mi-TA-khat yad-ye-hu-DA AD ha-YOM ha-ZE AZ tif-SHA liv-NA ba-ET ha-HI mi-TA-khat ya-DO KI a-ZAV et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The conjunction kî {כִּי | kî} ‘because’ introduces a causal clause led by the perfect ʿāzav {עָזַב | ʿāzav} ‘he forsook’, with the accusative particle ʾet- {אֶת־ | ʾet-} omitted in English.
Root and etymology
ʿ-z-bayin–zayin–bet
“to leave, forsake, abandon”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:10
And Edom rebelled from under Judah’s hand until this very day. Then Libnah also rebelled from under his rule, because he had forsaken the LORD , God of his ancestors .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:10:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Chronicles 21:10, so the Hebrew word עָזַ֔ב (azav) 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 2 Chr.21.10.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.10.W16.S1) and character.