2 Samuel 22:18:32 Sam.22.18.W3TAB
עָ֑ז
az
“strong”
- Transliteration
- AZ
- Extended
- AAZ
- IPA
- /ʕaːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- strong
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AZ
- clause
ya-TSI-LE-ni me-O-vi AZ
- sentence
ya-TSI-LE-ni me-O-vi AZ mi-so-NE-ai KI am-TSU mi-ME-ni
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase me’oyvi {מֵאֹיְבִ֖י | mᵉʾoyvî} “from my enemy” combines with the adjective az {עָז | ʿāz} “mighty” to characterize the adversary.
Root and etymology
ʻ-z
“strong”
In context — 2 Samuel 22:18
He rescued me from my mighty enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 22:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 22:18, so the Hebrew word עָ֑ז (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 Sam.22.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.22.18.W3.S1) and character.