2 Chronicles 32:30:42 Chr.32.30.W4TAB
אֶת־מוֹצָ֞א
etmotsa
“{direct object} outlet”
- Transliteration
- et-mo-TSA
- Extended
- eht-moh-TSAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.moːˈtsaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} outlet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
et-mo-TSA
- clause
ve-HU ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu sa-TAM et-mo-TSA mei-ME gi-KHON ha-e-lyon va-yish-RE-em le-MA-ta-ma-a-ra-VA le-IR da-VID
- sentence
ve-HU ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu sa-TAM et-mo-TSA mei-ME gi-KHON ha-e-lyon va-yish-RE-em le-MA-ta-ma-a-ra-VA le-IR da-VID va-yats-LAKH ye-khiz-ki-YA-hu be-khol-ma-a-SE-hu
Exegesis
The Qal perfect satam {סָתַם֙ | sāṭam} “blocked” appears with the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet}, introducing the genitive construct mōṣāʾ mêymê Gîḥôn hā-ʿelyôn {מוֹצָ֞א מֵימֵ֤י גִיחוֹן֙ הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן | mōṣāʾ mêymê Gîḥôn hā-ʿelyôn} “outlet of the upper waters of Gihon.”
Root and etymology
y-ṣ-ʼy-ṣ-ʼ
“exit, outlet”
In context — 2 Chronicles 32:30
And Hezekiah blocked the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them downward, westward, to the City of David. He succeeded in all his works .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 32:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 32:30, so the Hebrew word אֶת־מוֹצָ֞א (etmotsa) 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.32.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.32.30.W4.S1) and character.