2 Kings 21:12:162 Kgs.21.12.W16TAB
אָזְנָֽיו׃
oznav
“his ears”
- Transliteration
- oz-NA-v
- Extended
- ohz-NAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɔzˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his ears
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oz-NA-v
- phraseyour reading level
shte oz-NA-v
- clause
a-SHER KAL-she-ma-AV SHO-me-A tits-tsal-NA shte oz-NA-v
- sentence
la-KHEN KO-a-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL hin-NE me-VI ra-A al-ye-ru-sha-LA-yim vi-ye-hu-DA a-SHER KAL-she-ma-AV SHO-me-A tits-tsal-NA shte oz-NA-v
Exegesis
Finally, shtei oznav {שְׁתֵּי אָזְנָיו | ŝə-tê ʾō-za-nāv} ‘both his ears’ employs the dual form for emphasis. English shifts from verb-initial order to subject-verb-object for readability while preserving prophetic intensity.
In context — 2 Kings 21:12
Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel : Behold, I am bringing disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah so that all who hear of it will have both ears tingle.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 2 Kings 21:12, so the Hebrew word אָזְנָֽיו׃ (oznav) 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.21.12.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.12.W16.S1) and character.