2 Kings 19:21:62 Kgs.19.21.W6TAB

בָּזָ֨ה

baza

she despised

Transliteration
ba-ZA
Extended
baa-ZAA
IPA
/bɑːˈzɔː/

Meaning by language

English
she despised

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בָּ + זָ֨ה
ba + za
baza

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Zayinz as in zero
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-ZA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ba-ZA le-KHA

  3. clause

    ba-ZA le-KHA la-a-GA le-KHA be-tu-LAT bat-tsi-YON a-kha-RE-kha ROSH he-ni-A BAT ye-ru-sha-LIM

  4. sentence

    ZEH ha-da-VAR a-SHER-dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH a-LAV ba-ZA le-KHA la-a-GA le-KHA be-tu-LAT bat-tsi-YON a-kha-RE-kha ROSH he-ni-A BAT ye-ru-sha-LIM

Exegesis

The perfect verbs bazah lekha {בָּזָה לְךָ | bā-zāh lə-ḵā} ‘despises you’ and la'agah lekha {לָעֲגָה לְךָ | lā-ʿă-gāh lə-ḵā} ‘mocks you’ form a chiasm that intensifies Zion’s derision.

Root and etymology

b-z-hbet–zayin–heh

to despise

In context2 Kings 19:21

This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you.”

About this coordinate

2 Kings 19:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 19:21, so the Hebrew word בָּזָ֨ה (baza) 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.19.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.19.21.W6.S1) and character.