2 Kings 16:5:12 Kgs.16.5.W1TAB
אָ֣ז
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 ya-a-LE re-TSIN ME-lekh-a-RAM
- clause
AZ ya-a-LE re-TSIN ME-lekh-a-RAM u-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-ya-HU ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ye-ru-sha-LIM lam-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
AZ ya-a-LE re-TSIN ME-lekh-a-RAM u-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-ya-HU ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ye-ru-sha-LIM lam-mil-kha-MA va-ya-tsu-RU al-a-KHAZ ve-LO ya-khe-LU le-hil-la-KHEM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal adverb az {אָז | ʾōz} ‘then,’ establishing narrative sequence.
In context — 2 Kings 16:5
Then Retsin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel went up to Jerusalem to make war , and they besieged Ahaz , but they were not able to fight him.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 16:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 16:5, so the Hebrew word אָ֣ז (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 2 Kgs.16.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.16.5.W1.S1) and character.