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

Result
אֶת + מוֹ + צָ֞א
et + mo + tsa
etmotsa

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
Memm as in mother
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tsadets as in cats
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points

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Word in context

  1. word

    et-mo-TSA

  2. 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

  3. 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 context2 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.