2 Samuel 23:14:62 Sam.23.14.W6TAB
אָ֖ז
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
- clause
u-mats-TSAV pe-lish-TIM AZ BET LA-khem
- sentence
ve-da-VID AZ ba-me-tsu-DA u-mats-TSAV pe-lish-TIM AZ BET LA-khem
Exegesis
The temporal adverb az {אָז | ’āz} ‘then’ establishes timing.
A second az {אָז | ’āz} ‘then’ reiterates the temporal setting before the toponym beit lachem {בֵּית לָֽחֶם | bêṯ lā-ḥem} ‘house-of-bread.’ The balanced structure and repeated temporal markers frame the strategic standoff between David and the Philistine force.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:14
And David was then in the stronghold , and the garrison of the Philistines was then at Bethlehem .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:14:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 23:14, so the Hebrew word אָ֖ז (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.23.14.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.14.W6.S1) and character.