Daniel 11:15:8Dan.11.15.W8TAB
מִבְצָר֑וֹת
mivtsarot
“fortresses”
- Transliteration
- miv-tsa-ROT
- Extended
- mihv-tsaa-ROHT
- IPA
- /miv.tsɑ.ˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- fortresses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
miv-tsa-ROT
- phraseyour reading level
IR miv-tsa-ROT
- clause
ve-ya-VO ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON ve-yish-POKH so-la-LA ve-la-KHAD IR miv-tsa-ROT
- sentence
ve-ya-VO ME-lekh ha-tsa-FON ve-yish-POKH so-la-LA ve-la-KHAD IR miv-tsa-ROT u-ze-ROT ha-NE-gev LO ya-a-MO-du ve-AM miv-kha-RAIV ve-EN KO-akh la-a-MOD
Exegesis
The compound ir mivtsarot {עִיר מִבְצָרוֹת | ʿîr miḇ-ṣā-rōṯ} ‘fortified city’ links the city to its fortifications.
In context — Daniel 11:15
The king of the north will come, pour out a siege ramp, and capture a fortified city, and the forces of the south will not stand, and even its choicest troops will have no strength to stand.
About this coordinate
Daniel 11:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Daniel 11:15, so the Hebrew word מִבְצָר֑וֹת (mivtsarot) 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 Dan.11.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.11.15.W8.S1) and character.